Thursday, December 15, 2011

Shanghai restaurant fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Batesville, AR)

Shanghai restaurant fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Batesville, AR)

A passerby saw the smoke rising from on 3050 Harrison St. and immediately called, but by the time, responders arrived, the building's sprinkler system had mostly extinguished any flames.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Fire Sprinklers Save Washington Women's Shelter (Spokane, WA)

Fire empties Wash. women's shelter

Cornelius said the Fire Department was alerted by an alarm system, and sprinklers had largely extinguished the blaze when firefighters arrived.

Sprinkler System Saves Residents of 55+ Community in New Jersey (Wanaque, NJ)

Candle sparks fire at Wanaque Reserve Sunday - NorthJersey.com

"The building's sprinkler system made short work of the fire on Warren's Way, and no one was hurt." Detective Capt. Thomas Norton

Sprinklers Work to Contain Fire at California Senior Living Facility (Clovis, CA)

One injured in Clovis senior living facility fire | abc30.com
"The fortunate thing here is that the sprinklers did it's job. Kept the fire contained to the one unit," said Chad Fitzgerald with the Clovis Fire Department.
Hard to imagine what would have happened without fire sprinklers? Another save. Fire Sprinklers Save Lives!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Fire breaks out at Santa Cruz surfboard glass shop - San Jose Mercury News

Fire breaks out at Santa Cruz surfboard glass shop - San Jose Mercury News

"The place would have probably burned down if it weren't for the sprinkler system," Ramos said. "The sprinkler system did its job."

Fire breaks out in Harleysville retirement community - pottsmerc.com

Fire breaks out in Harleysville retirement community - pottsmerc.com

“The sprinklers did what they were supposed to do and kept everybody safe,” said Carol Berster, president and CEO of the retirement community.