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Fire Sprinklers Control Fire Inside Electric Vehicle Production Plant
February 4, 2022 NORMAL, IL - Fire sprinklers contained a fire in car that was on an assembly line at the Rivian Electric Vehicle Production Plant. The fire was contained to a single car until firefighters arrived. No injuries were [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire in Parked School Bus
January 27, 2022 LITCHFIELD, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the front end of a school bus parked inside a bay at the bus company. Fire crews arrived to find light smoke and the extinguished fire in the [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Kitchen Fire
January 26, 2022 GALESBURG, IL - A fire sprinkler extinguished a kitchen fire inside a home. When fire crews arrived, police were helping occupants evacuate. Firefighters confirmed that the fire sprinkler extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire was [...]
Fire Sprinkler Prevents Furnace Fire in Palatine Apartment Complex
January 18, 2022 PALATINE, IL - A fire sprinkler prevented a furnace fire from spreading in an apartment in Palatine. When firefighters arrived at the 40-unit multi-family complex, they found a sprinkler activated after a furnace overheated in a second-floor unit. [...]
Fire Sprinkler Stops High-Rise Apartment Fire Saving Resident
January 16, 2022 SCHAUMBURG, IL - A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a 7th floor unit of a 12-story high-rise building. According to Schaumburg Fire Marshal Michael Rons, the fire started in the living room. The resident was [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Winter 2022 Edition)
Winter 2022 Sprinkler Saves in the Chicagoland area. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
U.S. fire service organizations urge immediate action to improve fire safety in older buildings following two deadly fires
Linthicum Heights, MD, January 10, 2022 - The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the National Fallen Fire Fighter Foundation (NFFF), International Association Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and the National Association of State Fire Marshals [...]