FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2025
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Hotel Kitchen Fire – Multiple Cats Saved
May 7, 2025 SCHAUMBURG, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a grease fire in a hotel room kitchen. A person inside the building called stating that several cats were trapped in the room. Upon arrival, crews confirmed that the [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain High-Rise Apartment Fire
April 28, 2025 ROCKFORD, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a 14th floor unit of Olesen Plaza, a residential high-rise building. Crews arrived to find the sprinklers controlling the fire. They were able to extinguish the [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes High-Rise Kitchen Fire
April 15, 2025 ELGIN, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a grease fire on a stove in a unit on the 5th floor of a 9-story apartment building. No injuries were reported. Source: John Gish, Fire Marshal, City of [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain Fire in Commercial Warehouse
April 14, 2025 AURORA, IL – Fire sprinklers contained a fire in a commercial warehouse. Fire crews arrived to find a fire in a propane-powered forklift that caused the tank to explode. The explosion blew out an overhead door at [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain Restaurant Fire
April 12, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers and a gas cut-off system prevented a fire from spreading in a restaurant kitchen. No injuries were reported. Source: abc7chicago.com
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at ISU Dorm
March 27, 2025 NORMAL, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a trash chute at a high-rise dormitory building at Illinois State University. No damage to the building and no reported injuries. Source: Matt Swaney, Fire Inspector/Public [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at U.S. Postal Service Facility
March 24, 2025 ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Elk Grove Village. According to Deputy Fire Chief Clint Cunz, a worker was grinding a bolt from [...]