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Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Home Garage Fire
October 15, 2024 LIBERTYVILLE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguishes a fire in an attached garage of a single-family home. Residents called the fire department after they discovered smoke in a back room of their garage. Libertyville has required all [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Arson Fire at Cafe
October 3, 2024 ROCKFORD, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled an arson fire at the Wired Café. Tenants living above the café called 911 after hearing the fire alarm and seeing smoke. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire. Damage was limited to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Electrical Fire at Salvation Army Family Store
September 15, 2024 OAK LAWN, IL – Two fire sprinklers controlled an electrical fire at the Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center. An electrical fire spread to a pile of combustibles near the loading dock. Firefighters arrived and extinguished [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains Fire in ISU Residence Hall Staff Workroom
September 11, 2024 NORMAL, IL – A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a staff workroom at ISU’s Watterson Residential Hall. The fire department received reports of smoke in the building near a fitness center on the 2nd [...]
Live Burns During Fire Prevention Week to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Home Fire Sprinklers Versus Quick Growth of Today’s Home Fires
Tinley Park, IL (September 4, 2024) – This fall, as part of national Fire Prevention Week education efforts, the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) will be working with greater Chicago area fire departments throughout September and October to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire in Furniture Store
September 1, 2024 EFFINGHAM, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in large furniture store. Crews arrived to find smoke visible through the front windows and the fire contained by the sprinklers. No injuries were reported. According to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Downtown Chicago Pedway Fire
August 28, 2024 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire inside a Chicago pedway beneath the Illinois Center building. Fire crews responded at 3:15 pm to a small fire and were able to extinguish the remaining fire with hand [...]