February 15, 2025 TINLEY PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler contained a fire in a sauna at a Tinley Park fitness center. According to Fire Marshal Steve Lorendo, the fire was caused by the heating element not turning off. No [...]

February 6, 2025 WHEELING, IL – Fire sprinklers contained a fire in a utility closet at a commercial building near the Chicago Executive Airport. Fire crews arrived to find smoke coming out of the roof. They traced the fire to [...]

February 2, 2025 WESTMONT, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a room at the Maercker Intermediate School. Fire crews arrived and did not see signs of smoke initially. After their search, smoke was detected in a [...]

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 [...]

January 27, 2025 HIGHLAND PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in a basement laundry room at the Exmoor Clubhouse. No injuries were reported. After a historic fire at this same location in 1904, this save is a stark [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]