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Fire Sprinklers Control Warehouse Roofing Fire
April 12, 2023 SKOKIE, IL – A single fire sprinkler held a fire in check inside a large warehouse preventing a potential major fire until fire crews arrived. Exterior roofing work caused a fire that burned through the roof and into the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves Townhouse Garage
April 10, 2023 ALSIP, IL - A single fire sprinkler prevented a car from igniting inside a townhouse garage. High heat temperatures from the running car activated the sprinkler before the car ignited. No injuries were reported. Sources: Alsip Fire Department Facebook [...]
Fire Safety Organizations Mourn Deaths of Two Chicago Firefighters, Highlight Dangers of Today’s Modern Fires for Residents and First Responders
Following the tragic line-of-duty deaths of two Chicago firefighters in two days, national and local fire safety organizations are offering their condolences to the families, Chicago Fire Department, and a mourning city. The first firefighter death of Jermaine Pelt occurred [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Chemical Fire
April 3, 2023 DES PLAINES, IL - A single fire sprinkler prevented a fire from spreading on the second floor of a manufacturing facility. Crews found a sprinkler activated over buckets of sodium chlorite used in the plant. One employee was transported to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Elevator Fire
March 30, 2023 PEORIA, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in an elevator shaft on the fourth floor of New Hope Apartments. Twenty-two residents were displaced due to water in the elevator shaft preventing the elevator from operating. The cause [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Industrial Building Fire
March 20, 2023 ADDISON, IL - A single fire sprinkler controlled a mechanical fire inside of an industrial building until fire crews arrived to finish the job. The employees in the building were evacuated. No injuries were reported. Source: Addison Fire Protection District, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Historic Apartment Building Fire
March 20, 2023 ROCKFORD, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a bedroom fire in a tenth floor unit at the Faust Landmark apartment building. This is the third time fire sprinklers prevented major fires in this building in the past 4 months. [...]