June 18, 2025 PEORIA, ILLINOIS – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in a room in a single-story assisted living facility. When crews from the Peoria Fire Department arrived at the scene, residents were exiting the building. Crews assisted one occupant [...]

June 2, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – Fire sprinklers in an apartment building hallway stopped a fire in an apartment unit that did not have fire sprinklers, from spreading outside the unit. According to Fire Marshal Todd Taylor, Springfield Fire Department, [...]

May 16, 2025 O’FALLON, ILLINOIS – A single fire sprinkler contained an exterior fire on a second-floor patio. According to the O’Fallon Fire Department social media post, the resident was sleeping when the fire occurred. No injuries were reported. “This [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]