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Fire Sprinklers Contain Fire in Commercial Warehouse
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 [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain Restaurant Fire
April 12, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers and a gas cut-off system prevented a fire from spreading in a restaurant kitchen. No injuries were reported. Source: abc7chicago.com
Fatal house fires are a tragic reminder of why fire sprinklers are in national codes
Tinley Park, IL (April 3, 2025) – A fire in a split-level Carpentersville home with no fire sprinklers tragically resulted in the deaths of three young brothers on March 30. The boys, a one-year-old and two-year old twins, were too [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at ISU Dorm
March 27, 2025 NORMAL, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a trash chute at a high-rise dormitory building at Illinois State University. No damage to the building and no reported injuries. Source: Matt Swaney, Fire Inspector/Public [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at U.S. Postal Service Facility
March 24, 2025 ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Elk Grove Village. According to Deputy Fire Chief Clint Cunz, a worker was grinding a bolt from [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain Apartment Fire
March 11, 2025 WEST DUNDEE, IL – Fire sprinklers contained a fire in multi-family apartment building. Fire crews arrived to find flames coming from the roof of a unit. The building features 18 multi-story apartments with attached single-car garages. Fire [...]
Understand, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25 Class on April 17
Understand, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25 Class This highly interactive full-day course describes the requirements for properly maintaining a water‐based fire protection system in accordance with NFPA 25. NOTE: The class will follow the 2023 edition of NFPA 25. We [...]