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Tinley Park Offers Valuable Grant Program to Help Local Businesses Improve Safety in Older Downtown Buildings
Tinley Park, IL – In an effort to assure the long-term viability of the community and improve the safety of its older buildings, the village of Tinley Park offers its Downtown Tinley Grant Program to help achieve a signature downtown [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Fall 2021 Edition)
Fall 2021 Sprinkler Saves in the Chicagoland area. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Fire Sprinklers Stop Fire From Spreading in Large Manufacturing Plant
October 17, 2021 Mundelein, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in a large manufacturing facility. According to Chief Bill Lark, Mundelein Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire alarm and found heavy smoke. It took firefighters about an hour to [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Utility Closet Fire
October 6, 2021 Lockport, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a closet at Above All Homecare, a local business in Lockport. According to the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, firefighters were called to the business for the [...]
Bloomingdale Fire Protection District Requires Fire Sprinklers In All New Homes
Bloomingdale FPD Board: (left to right); Gary Kostal, Fire Marshal; Tim Deutschle, President; Matthew Beyer, Fire Chief; Robert Gaseor, Treasurer; William Wolff, Secretary and Richard Kurka, Deputy Fire Chief. In an effort to protect their residents and first [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at Lincoln-Way North High School
September 20, 2021 Frankfort, IL – A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in the basement of a high school building. The Frankfort Fire Protection district was dispatched for an automatic fire alarm. Crews encountered a burning odor when [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains Linen Warehouse Fire
September 18th, 2021 NILES, IL - A fire sprinkler controlled a fire caused by an overheated motor inside of the BBJ Linens warehouse. Firefighters walked into a white haze of smoke entering the building and found the sprinkler contained the fire [...]