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Valparaiso Offers Fire Safety Grants to Protect Buildings in Historic District
The city of Valparaiso, Indiana, offers a grant program to help encourage the installation of fire safety systems in existing buildings in its historic downtown district. The Downtown Fire Safety Grant Program provides reimbursement grants to property owners and tenants [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Blaze in Hotel Restaurant Kitchen
March 13, 2022 QUINCY, IL - Two fire sprinklers extinguished a kitchen fire in a restaurant located at a Holiday Inn Hotel. The fire was caused by rags that combusted inside a plastic tub. No injuries were reported. The restaurant and [...]
Fire Sprinkler Credited with Saving Life of Crystal Lake Hotel Guest
March 9, 2022 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL - A fire sprinkler extinguished a mattress fire saving the life of the guest at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Crystal Lake. Police arrived at the scene first and found the activated sprinkler [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Lake in the Hills Apartment Fire
February 24, 2022 LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a first-floor unit of a multi-family apartment building. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and confirmed that the fire was extinguished. All [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains Storage Room Fire At Wyndham Hotel
February 23, 2022 SPRINGFIELD, IL - A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in storage room in the basement of the Wyndham Hotel. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the remaining fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. No injuries [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at Dekalb Retirement Center
February 12, 2022 DEKALB, IL - A fire sprinkler controlled a fire inside a resident's third floor bedroom. Dekalb firefighters responded to a structure fire at the Oak Crest Retirement Center. Firefighters made sure the fire was extinguished. No injuries [...]
Fire Sprinklers Prevent Fire from Spreading at Rockford Holiday Inn
February 8, 2022 ROCKFORD, IL - Fire sprinklers contained a fire caused by an appliance gas leak in a utility room at the Rockford Holiday Inn. The Rockford Fire Department arrived at the scene and found the sprinklers controlling the [...]