August 2, 2025 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a unit on the first floor of a two-story multi-family apartment building. Fire crews arrived to an alarm. They located and extinguished the remainder of [...]

August 2, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, IL – Two saves in two days in Champaign! A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a bedroom of a public housing apartment unit. The fire was caused by an unattended candle. A dog in [...]

August 1, 2025 STREAMWOOD, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire at the El Portal Restaurant.  No injuries were reported. Source:  Tri-State Fire Alerts Facebook Post

July 31, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a stovetop fire when the cleaning crew accidently left a plastic tray on the stovetop and turned on a burner. Damage was confined to the area around the stove [...]

July 30, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire at the Sangamon Tower Apartments. Many of the residents have disabilities and are senior citizens. The fire was intentionally started in an apartment unit on the 10th [...]

July 11, 2025 GENEVA, IL – Fire sprinklers kept a fire from spreading at the Geneva middle School. Firefighters arrived to find moderate smoke on the first floor of the two-story building. The fire started when a carpet fan malfunctioned, [...]

July 1, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a grease cooking fire at the Hunters Pond Run Apartments. The apartment unit is in the middle of apartments built with lightweight construction material with minimal fire-stopping. The fire [...]