Sprinkler System Saves Bothell Restaurant
[2/28/2008] - Bothell, WA) – Fire sprinklers likely saved Canyons Restaurant (22010 17th Avenue, Bothell) from significant damage and possibly complete destruction.  This morning at 12:26 a.m., City of Bothell Fire and E.M.S. responded to the Bothell restaurant where fire crews found smoke and fire coming from the building.  The single sprinkler head was located directly above the fire and extinguished the flames very quickly.  The fire was started by a combustible material too close to the commercial water heater.  The damage to the building was limited to the water heater closet with an estimated loss of approximately $5,000. There are no injuries reported at this time. link

Fire damages Lincolnshire hotel
[2/24/2008] - A flash fire caused smoke damage to a Lincolnshire hotel and injured one patron, officials said Saturday. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded to a call from Staybridge Suites, 100 Barclay Blvd., at 12:13 p.m., officials said. link

Vehicle fire damages dealership
[2/20/2008] - A vehicle fire caused minor smoke and water damage at Rimrock Auto Group early Tuesday. Billings Deputy Fire Marshal Trever Schilling said fire crews responded to a sprinkler system alarm at about 3:05 a.m. at 5230 Holiday Ave. link

Sprinkler system saves business from disaster
[2/20/2008] - FISHKILL – Rombout Fire Department officials said that had it not been for a working sprinkler system in a restaurant kitchen, the business would have gone up in flames. link

Fire-sprinkler ordinance returns to Douglas County Commission
[2/20/2008] - The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District will present a modified version of a sprinkler ordinance to Douglas County commissioners on Thursday. In January, officials from the fire district came before the commissioners with a proposed ordinance requiring the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems when expanding buildings. link

Seaside outlet mall fire chars merchandise; investigation under way
[2/20/2008] - SEASIDE - The cause of a fire in the 200 building of the Seaside Factory Outlet Center Wednesday is under investigation today. link

Cigarette sparked fire at American Legion
[2/15/2008] - Fire broke out inside the Farmington American Legion early Sunday morning after a cigarette discarded in a return air vent sparked a flame. About 20 people were safely evacuated at about 1:10 a.m. after the restaurant and bar closed. Volunteer firefighters took down the fire in temperatures that hovered near zero. Tim Pietsch, Farmington fire chief, led the volunteer fire department staff along with members of the Rosemount Fire Department. “There was fire coming out of the vents and the electrical sockets” Pietsch said. “The sprinkler system worked well and saved the building. It went off and really helped.” “The fire started in a cold air return vent from the heating system from a discarded cigarette,” said John Powers, Farmington fire marshal. link

Corinth downtown reconstruction effort likely to include fire safety considerations
[2/15/2008] - CORINTH — As officials in Corinth deal with a fire that gutted their burgeoning and historic commercial corridor on Main Street this week, they may want to consider the example found in Montpelier, Vt. — where buildings destroyed in a similar blaze have yet to be replaced more than four years later. When Montpelier lost a pair of prominent downtown structures — both listed on the National Register of Historic Places — to an electrical fire in May 2003, city officials decided they’d had enough. Installing sprinklers, they said, was a preventative step worth taking. link

Residential Fire Sprinklers to be Topic of National Conference in City
[2/15/2008] - Palm Springs Hosts Conference to Discuss National Code Requirement for Residential Fire Sprinklers In New Homes The national conference of the International Code Council (ICC) begins Monday, February 18, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. link

SC House Passes Fire Sprinkler Bill
[2/14/2008] - (Columbia, SC) - Today the House passed a bill that uses tax incentives and other market forces to encourage businesses and homeowners to install fire sprinklers.  link

Older Apartments Often Lack Fire Sprinklers
[2/10/2008] - HOURS after a four-alarm fire left 28-year-old Seth Dembowitz dead in his bedroom on Jan. 29, city officials said that the presence of a sprinkler system in the five-story downtown apartment building might have prevented the loss of life. link

Fire downtown backs up traffic on Liberty St.
[2/10/2008] - A worker using a cutting torch sparked a fire Saturday in a downtown Salem building, backing up traffic on Liberty Street SE for more than an hour, fire officials said. link

Wayne State students, others homeless after apartment fire
[2/7/2008] - Investigators with the Detroit Fire Department's arson unit are looking into the cause of a Wednesday morning blaze that gutted an apartment building, killing one man and displacing at least 100 people near Wayne State University. "I think it will be a 100% loss," said university Police Chief Anthony Holt. link

Relatives of fallen firefighters, victims call for sprinkler bill
[2/5/2008] - COLUMBIA, S.C. --Mothers grieving children lost in an October beach house fire and widows of Charleston firefighters killed at a June furniture store asked on Tuesday for legislation that would put sprinkler systems in more South Carolina buildings. Lauren Mulkey said that her husband, Capt. Louis Mulkey, died the day after their first wedding anniversary in the fire at the Sofa Super Store. "What I can tell you is that not a day goes by that I don't wonder, what if there were sprinklers," Mulkey told a Senate panel considering the bill. "Perhaps it will help someone else. But it certainly won't allow another 25-year-old to become a widow." link

200 evacuated in West Homestead hotel fire
[2/4/2008] - The Courtyard by Marriott at the Pittsburgh Waterfront was reopened for business Sunday afternoon after almost 200 people were evacuated earlier because of a minor fire. link

Commerical fire contained by sprinkler system
[2/4/2008] - An early morning fire in a commercial building was extinguished by a sprinkler system, according to the Yuma Fire Department. Just after midnight Monday, a fire was reported at Johnson Controls at 3749 Arizona Ave., a plant that manufactures batteries, the fire department said in a news release. link

Santee Hotel Fire Ruled an Accident
[2/4/2008] - Santee (WLTX) -- Delories Darby still can't believe that charred wood and shattered glass is all that remains of the 35 year old hotel. "You think of a whole lot of things going wrong but a fire is the last thing you'd have to worry about when you check in," says Darby. link

Apartments evacuated after fire breaks out
[2/3/2008] - Two women were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at Collier Garden Apartments, 2901 Searles Ave. Most of the more than 150 residents of the Winnebago County Housing Authority complex were evacuated by Rockford firefighters with assistance from several surrounding fire departments. Rockford Fire Capt. Dean Lindeman said the fire was reported about 4:45 p.m. Although there was a large burst of fire — which initial reports indicated may have been caused by a cigarette igniting oxygen from a resident’s oxygen tank — it was quickly extinguished by the sprinkler system. link

Fire sprinklers save gentlemen's club
[2/2/2008] - Myrtle Beach fire received a call around 5:24 p.m. today about a fire at the Masters Gentlemen's Club on 10th Ave. N, said Myrtle Beach fire Battalion Chief Bob Derr. Derr said, upon investigation, fire officials learned that a sprinkler system at the club put out the fire before fire officials arrived at the scene. link

Fire sprinklers save schoolhouse in Virginia City from major damage
[2/2/2008] - Fire sprinklers likely saved Virginia City's historic Fourth Ward School from significant damage and possibly complete destruction, the Storey County fire marshal said Friday. link

Fire crews battle warehouse, restaurant blazes
[2/2/2008] - Salt Lake City firefighters were busy Saturday morning as separate fires burned a boat inside a warehouse and damaged a restaurant.     Crews were first dispatched to a warehouse fire at 659 S. 600 West about 9:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke inside the building, Salt Lake City fire spokesman Daniel Andrus said in a news release.     Once inside the building, firefighters located a boat stored inside on flames. In all, 16 boats and several other vehicles were stored inside the building and firefighters credited the building's sprinkler system with averting a major fire, Andrus said. link

2 injured in small explosion
[2/2/2008] - DOUGLAS COUNTY - Firefighters say two people doing work in a home sustained serious burns when there was a small explosion in the home Saturday night. The home is located at 5090 Hidden Pond Place. link

Rising from the Ashes
[2/1/2008] - Renovations for the Gold Run apartment complex, which caught fire on October 26, 2007, will include a new sprinkler system. link

In Virginia City: Historic school damaged in early morning fire
[2/1/2008] - A fire in the basement at the Fourth Ward School in Virginia City was contained this morning thanks to a sprinkler system that was installed during a renovation of the school recently. link