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Fire Sprinklers Could Have Protected Infant and Prevented Injuries in South Shore High-Rise Fire
Tinley Park, IL (February 22, 2024) - Eight people were hospitalized following a fire in a 14-story Chicago high-rise building at 7144 S. Jeffery Boulevard that lacked fire sprinklers. One of those hospitalized was an infant in critical condition. The [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Arson Fire
February 21, 2024 MOLINE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a couch fire in a 69-unit apartment complex. According to the Moline Fire Department, the fire was contained to the area of origin and extinguished by the sprinkler system before the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Fire at Senior Living Facility
February 12, 2024 TINLEY PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a living room fire in a first-floor unit of the Hanover Place Senior Living facility before firefighters arrived. The fire was located at the base of a couch in [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Bedroom Apartment Fire
February 7, 2024 OTTAWA, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a bedroom fire in a second-floor apartment unit. Crews arrived to find the fire sprinkler extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was bedding material ignited by a candle. The [...]
Register for the Truman Fire Forum (following the IFIA Conference) in East Peoria
Would you like to learn more about the importance of fire protection that includes fire sprinklers and why fire sprinklers are now in ALL minimum national building codes? REGISTER TODAY! The Truman Fire Forum is the place to be! Save [...]
Hundreds of Lives Still Disrupted by 17 Chicago High-Rise Fires of 2023 Fire Sprinklers Could Have Prevented Deaths, Injuries, Property Loss and Hundreds of Displaced Occupants
Tinley Park, IL (January 24, 2024) – One year ago, a fatal fire at the 25-story Harper Square Cooperative building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave in Chicago could have been prevented if the high-rise would have been fully protected [...]
Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Combines Old with New at Journeyman Distillery in Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN- On October 14, Journeyman Distillery opened its second location in Valparaiso, Indiana, after a restoration project designed to honor both history and modern technology. The distillery is housed in a renovated 140,000 square-foot factory warehouse, parts of [...]