December 30, 2024
CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a restaurant at O’Hare International Airport. According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire was caused by a fryer. One employee was taken to the hospital in good condition. No other injuries were reported.

Source: CBSNews.com

December 30, 2024
EVANSTON, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a garden-level unit of a three-story apartment building. Fire crews arrived and found smoke and fire in the unit. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire within 30 mins. No injuries were reported.

Source: CBSNews.com

December 17, 2024
GREEN OAKS, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a fire on a machine that adds flammable liquid adhesive to rolls of cloth in a manufacturing plant. The fire was contained to the machine, there was no damage to the structure. Management stated they expected water clean-up to be completed within a few hours and would continue operations in other areas of the plant. According to Lt. Michael Weaver with the Libertyville Fire Department, this was the third fire sprinkler save in Libertyville in 2024.

Source: Lt. Michael Weaver, Director of Fire Prevention, Libertyville Fire Department

December 16, 2024
SYCAMORE, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at the Seymour Paint Company. The fire was caused by a paint can that exploded.

According to Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore, the building’s water and foam fire suppression system controlled the fire. Fire crews extinguished the remaining flames in under 30 minutes. Two employees were injured and transported to the hospital due to the explosion.

Chief Gilmore said the potential was very bad. “Luckily, they had an excellent suppression system. Luckily, we had a fast response time and the fire was suppressed before any real significant damage became a larger incident,” he said.

Source: wgntv.com

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, the sprinkler system effectively controlled the fire, resulting in minimal damage in the large structure, preventing thousands of dollars of damage.

Source: Fire Chief Lindsey Hankus, Forest Park Fire Department

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 and one adult was transported and released from the hospital. The building was closed for a day for clean-up and classes resumed the next day.

Source: Journal-topics.com

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 room. No injuries were report.

Source: Bedford Park Firefighters Local 3571 Facebook Post

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 with a lithium-ion battery being charged on fire. One occupant was displaced.

Source: Jeremy Mitchell, Deputy Fire Marshal, Champaign Fire Department

November 19, 2024
ROMEOVILLE, IL – A single fire sprinkler contained a fire on the exterior balcony of a second-floor apartment unit. fire crews extinguish the remaining fire. Occupants were home at the time of the fire. There were no reported injuries. No residents were displaced as a result of the incident.

Source: William Sterling, Deputy Fire Marshal/Battalion Chief, Romeoville Fire Department