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Fire Sprinklers Control Fire in Industrial Facility
December 11, 2024 WHEELING, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at an industrial facility. The fire took place in the processing area of the factory and involved chemicals, which lead to a hazmat response. Due to the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Inspections, Testing & Maintenance Full-Day Course
Fire Sprinkler Inspections, Testing & Maintenance Full-Day Course Instructor: Ron Ritchey, Great Lakes Services Coordinator, National Fire Sprinkler Association Tuesday, January 7, 2025 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Central) (Check-in begins at 7:30 am) MAAC Emergency Services Training Campus 4203 [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Clothes Dryer Fire at Mall
December 3, 2024 FOREST PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at the Living Word Christian Center located inside a mall. Firefighters arrived to find a sprinkler extinguished flames on top of a dryer. According to Chief Lindsey Hankus, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire in High School Woodshop
December 2, 2024 GLENVIEW, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the woodshop at Glenbrook South High School. The fire was contained to the one room and was extinguished before fire crews arrived. Students and staff were safely evacuated [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Hotel Fire
November 26, 2024 BEDFORD PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers kept a fire from spreading at the Courtyard Marriott. Fire crews arrived to find a working fire in one of the hotel rooms. The damage was held to the one hotel [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Lithium-Ion Battery Fire
November 21, 2024 CHAMPAIGN, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at an off-campus student apartment near the University of Illinois campus. Fire crews arrived on the scene of the two-story, wood frame building to find a scooter [...]
City of North Chicago Updates Codes Including Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement
North Chicago, IL—The city of North Chicago updated its codes and will now require the installation of fire sprinklers in all new-construction, single-family dwellings. The codes were updated following North Chicago’s August 24, 2024, adoption of the 2021 editions [...]