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Fire Sprinklers Control Kitchen Fire
April 18, 2023 WOODRIDGE, IL - Fire sprinklers prevented a kitchen fire from spreading at the Cedarhurst Senior Living facility until crews arrived. "Installed sprinkler systems are the most effective tool in our toolbox, as it relates to community risk reduction efforts" [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire in Commercial Distribution Facility
April 14, 2023 ROCKFORD, IL - Fire sprinklers held a fire in check at Pierce Distribution allowing employees to safely evacuate. Crews arrived and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. Sources: WIFR.com
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 [...]