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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 [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Mechanical Room Fire at Senior Living Community
December 31, 2025 GENEVA, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in the mechanical room of a 3-story senior living building. The fire originated in a fluorescent ceiling light fixture. Upon arrival, fire crews detected an electrical burning [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire at Walmart
December 31, 2025 WOODSTOCK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at the back of a Walmart store. Employees advised fire crews that there had been an active fire inside the building. When crews arrived, fire sprinklers had extinguished the [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Restaurant Fire
December 30, 2025 WESTMONT, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a restaurant kitchen fire that began on a stove, spread into a grease chute and reached the roof. Sprinklers kept the fire from spreading inside the building. Fire crews used a [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinquishes Arson Apartment Fire
December 26, 2025 GIBSON CITY, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a second-floor apartment unit of a three story, 32-unit apartment building. Upon arrival, fire crews encountered smoke in the apartment and determined that the building’s [...]