FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2026
Fire Sprinklers Control a Machine Fire at Packaging Company
January 15, 2026 NEW LENOX, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a baling machine fire at Smurfit Westrock paper/packaging company. Fire crews arrived to find a baling machine on fire in an isolated room, with smoke conditions throughout the building. Firefighters [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Restaurant Kitchen Fire
January 11, 2026 O’FALLON, IL – A fire sprinkler controlled a kitchen fire at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant. An [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Office Building Fire
January 9, 2026 SKOKIE, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire at an unoccupied 3-story building under construction. The fire was caused by oily rags. The Skokie Fire Department reported that fire sprinklers and a quick-fire alarm response [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Condo Dumpster Fire
January 7, 2026 ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a dumpster fire in the basement of a four-story condominium building. When crews arrived, there was no smoke or flames visible from the exterior of the building. Firefighters [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Amazon Warehouse Fire
January 5, 2026 JOLIET, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in the storage racks of an Amazon Warehouse. When crews from the Joliet Fire Department arrived, the warehouse was filled with smoke. The fire was deep inside the warehouse [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Fitness Center Fire
January 4, 2026 COUNTRYSIDE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire on the second-floor mezzanine of the L.A. Fitness Center. Fire crews encountered smoke on the second floor and used a pressurized water can to extinguish the remaining [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fraternity House Refrigerator Fire
January 2, 2026 CHAMPAIGN, IL A single fire sprinkler kept a fire from spreading in a second-floor room of a fraternity house. According to Champaign Deputy Fire Marshal Jeremy Mitchell, a compressor on a dorm style refrigerator failed causing a [...]