FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2025
Fire Sprinklers Contain Apartment Building Trash Room Fire
January 27, 2025 URBANA, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a trash container and chute in a six-story housing authority building. Firefighters extinguished the fire on the 1st floor trash container. The fire extended up the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains a High-Rise Campus Housing Fire
January 15, 2025 MACOMB, IL – A single fire sprinkler contained a waste basket in a high-rise dorm room at Western Illinois University. Two residents were displaced due to smoke and water damage. One firefighter was transported to the hospital, [...]
Resident Reports Fire Sprinkler Save That Contained Mattress Fire in Apartment Building
January 13, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a mattress fire from spreading in a North Lawndale apartment building. A resident in the building contacted the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board through social media stating that she grew [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Apartment Fire
January 9, 2025 VALPARAISO, IN – A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a unit on the first floor of a four-story apartment building. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a sprinkler controlling a couch fire. Crews extinguished the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Dryer Fire
January 6, 2025 YORKVILLE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a dryer at an apartment complex. When fire crews arrived, the fire was extinguished and contained to the one dryer. All residents were evacuated and no injuries [...]