January 8, 2022
ROCKFORD, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in a second floor unit of a high-rise apartment building. According to the Rockford Fire Department, the crew arrived within four minutes of the call. They found a water flow alert on the second floor and confirmed that the sprinkler extinguished the fire. The fire was contained to a single unit. One resident was sent to the hospital. The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Source:  IllinoisNewsToday.com

January 7, 2022
LANSING, IL – Fire Sprinklers contained two fires that were intentionally set inside of a Walmart store. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke inside the store and the sprinkler system controlling the fire until firefighters extinguished the remaining fire. The cause was determined to be intentionally set by two individuals in the store at the time. No injuries were reported.

Source:   Northwest Indiana Times (nwitimes.com)

January 7, 2022

FOX LAKE, IL – A fire sprinkler controlled a fire in the master bedroom of a townhome.  When the crew from the Fox Lake Fire Protection District arrived, they found a single fire sprinkler activated and the humidifier had melted into a set of plastic drawers.

According to Lieutenant Katie Neulist the fire sprinkler system did its job.  It saved a townhome complex.  It is estimated that about one million dollars was saved thanks to the fire sprinkler system.   No injuries were reported.

Source:   Lieutenant Katie Neulist, Fox Lake Fire Protection District