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Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Bedroom Apartment Fire
February 7, 2024 OTTAWA, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a bedroom fire in a second-floor apartment unit. Crews arrived to find the fire sprinkler extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was bedding material ignited by a candle. The [...]
Register for the Truman Fire Forum (following the IFIA Conference) in East Peoria
Would you like to learn more about the importance of fire protection that includes fire sprinklers and why fire sprinklers are now in ALL minimum national building codes? REGISTER TODAY! The Truman Fire Forum is the place to be! Save [...]
Hundreds of Lives Still Disrupted by 17 Chicago High-Rise Fires of 2023 Fire Sprinklers Could Have Prevented Deaths, Injuries, Property Loss and Hundreds of Displaced Occupants
Tinley Park, IL (January 24, 2024) – One year ago, a fatal fire at the 25-story Harper Square Cooperative building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave in Chicago could have been prevented if the high-rise would have been fully protected [...]
Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Combines Old with New at Journeyman Distillery in Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN- On October 14, Journeyman Distillery opened its second location in Valparaiso, Indiana, after a restoration project designed to honor both history and modern technology. The distillery is housed in a renovated 140,000 square-foot factory warehouse, parts of [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Mechanical Room Fire at Drury Lane Theatre
January 16, 2024 OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL – A fire sprinkler kept a fire from spreading in a mechanical room at the Drury Lane Theatre. Firefighters entered the building and found heavy smoke coming from the mechanical room on the second floor. [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Oily Rag Fire at Restaurant
January 9, 2024 LAKE ZURICH, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a container filled with oily cleaning rags in a restaurant break room. Fire crews arrived to find a large plastic container with the rags on [...]
Galesburg Introduces New Downtown Residential Fire Sprinkler Grant Program
Vehicles pass underneath the Rev. Jon A. Sibley St. underpass. A portion of downtown Galesburg, looking west, is seen from the third floor of Lindstrom's TV & Appliance, 400 E. Main St. Galesburg, IL - The [...]