December 14, 2022 LAKE FOREST, IL - A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire at the Walter Payton Center. Lake Forest fire crews reported that a fully-involved furnace fire on the second floor was extinguished when they arrived.  Football practice was [...]

November 24, 2022 HAWTHORN WOODS, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a basement kitchen at St. Matthew Church and School. The fire was caused by a pot of oil that ignited on a stove. According to [...]

November 23, 2022 DEKALB, IL - A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a student apartment at Northern Illinois University. When crews from the DeKalb Fire Department arrived, they found a sprinkler extinguished a fire in the bathroom. Officials said [...]

November 22, 2022 GALESBURG, IL - Fire sprinklers contained a fire in a 200,000 sq. ft. warehouse. When crews from the Galesburg Fire Department arrived, they found heavy smoke. Using a thermal imaging camera, they located the fire in a large [...]

November 21, 2022 TINLEY PARK, IL - A fire sprinkler contained a fire inside the Nu2u resale shop and Together We Cope food pantry. Crews arrived to find smoke and determined that the fire started in the resale shop sorting [...]

November 16, 2022 ROCKFORD, IL - A fire sprinkler controlled a fire in an apartment on the 8th floor of an 15-story building. Crews from the Rockford Fire District arrived to find smoke on the 8th floor. A sprinkler contained the fire [...]

November 14, 2022 ZION, IL - A small fire was extinguished by a fire sprinkler at the Zion Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The hospital was in an area under construction. It was caused by an electric cord with poor wiring [...]