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Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Paint Factory
December 16, 2024 SYCAMORE, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at the Seymour Paint Company. The fire was caused by a paint can that exploded. According to Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore, the building’s water and foam [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire in Industrial Facility
December 11, 2024 WHEELING, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at an industrial facility. The fire took place in the processing area of the factory and involved chemicals, which lead to a hazmat response. Due to the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Inspections, Testing & Maintenance Full-Day Course
Fire Sprinkler Inspections, Testing & Maintenance Full-Day Course Instructor: Ron Ritchey, Great Lakes Services Coordinator, National Fire Sprinkler Association Tuesday, January 7, 2025 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Central) (Check-in begins at 7:30 am) MAAC Emergency Services Training Campus 4203 [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Clothes Dryer Fire at Mall
December 3, 2024 FOREST PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at the Living Word Christian Center located inside a mall. Firefighters arrived to find a sprinkler extinguished flames on top of a dryer. According to Chief Lindsey Hankus, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire in High School Woodshop
December 2, 2024 GLENVIEW, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the woodshop at Glenbrook South High School. The fire was contained to the one room and was extinguished before fire crews arrived. Students and staff were safely evacuated [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Hotel Fire
November 26, 2024 BEDFORD PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers kept a fire from spreading at the Courtyard Marriott. Fire crews arrived to find a working fire in one of the hotel rooms. The damage was held to the one hotel [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Lithium-Ion Battery Fire
November 21, 2024 CHAMPAIGN, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at an off-campus student apartment near the University of Illinois campus. Fire crews arrived on the scene of the two-story, wood frame building to find a scooter [...]