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Fire Sprinkler Saves (Summer 2025 Edition)
Summer 2025 Sprinkler Saves. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Cooking Fire
July 1, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a grease cooking fire at the Hunters Pond Run Apartments. The apartment unit is in the middle of apartments built with lightweight construction material with minimal fire-stopping. The fire [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguished Kitchen Fire at the Emblem Apartment Complex
June 30, 2025 OSWEGO, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a kitchen fire at the Emblem Apartment Complex. USA Fire Protection installed the system and services it. The sprinkler was replaced and the system was back in full service. [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguished Bathroom Fire at Chicago Fairfield Inn & Suites
June 28, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a bathroom fire started by kids playing with matches at the Downtown Chicago Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel. The hotel was fully occupied on a busy Saturday night, and [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Conveyer Belt Fire at Waste Management Recycling Facility
June 23, 2025 HODGKINS, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire on a conveyer belt at the Waste Management Recycling Facility. Fire Marshal Arthur Peters reported that the incident involved a rubbish fire located in the processing area [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire in Assisted Living Facility
June 18, 2025 PEORIA, ILLINOIS – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in a room in a single-story assisted living facility. When crews from the Peoria Fire Department arrived at the scene, residents were exiting the building. Crews assisted one occupant [...]
Fire Sprinklers in Hallway Stop Fire from Spreading to Other Parts of Apartment Building
June 2, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – Fire sprinklers in an apartment building hallway stopped a fire in an apartment unit that did not have fire sprinklers, from spreading outside the unit. According to Fire Marshal Todd Taylor, Springfield Fire Department, [...]