November 13, 2023 QUINCY, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in an industrial dryer in the basement of the Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center.  Mop heads with cleaning solution were in the dryer and may have caused [...]

November 12, 2023 TINLEY PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading inside the Minuteman Security & Life Safety office building. According to Tinley Park Fire Department Fire Marshal, Steve Lorendo, the fire started when a solar battery [...]

November 12, 2023 BEACH PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a mattress fire inside a hotel room at the American Inn. According to Fire Prevention Officer Trudy Maata, Beach Park Fire Department, there was a lithium-ion battery pack found [...]

November 1, 2023 DEKALB, IL – Fire Sprinklers controlled a car fire inside a maintenance garage at the DeKalb Airport.  According to Fire Chief Mike Thomas fire sprinklers helped the crews responding to the fire. “It saved the day, for sure,” [...]

October 28, 2023 ALSIP, IL – A single sprinkler extinguished a fire at Equal Standard Precision Metal, a metal products distribution facility. The save was reported by Central States Automatic Sprinklers, Inc., the servicing contractor for this building. Source:  Sean Clancy, [...]

October 28, 2023 CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single sprinkler extinguished a fire in a bedroom at a two-story apartment complex.  Firefighters were able to put out hot spots with an extinguisher.   According to Jeremy Mitchell, Deputy Fire Marshal, Champaign Fire Department [...]

October 27, 2023 LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in the basement of a memory care facility. The area is used for arts and crafts and other resident activities. The fire may have been caused by a [...]