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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 [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Nursing Home Fire
August 21, 2024 WESTMONT, IL – A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a second-floor unit of a two-story nursing home. Fire crews arrived to extinguish the remaining fire. Seven residents were moved from the second floor [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at University Student Services Building
August 14, 2024 CARBONDALE, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in a student services building at Southern Illinois University. According to the Carbondale Fire Department, the fire started in a small fridge or microwave. No injuries were reported. Source: [...]
Wheeling’s Revamped Grant Program for Businesses Adds Fire Suppression Incentives
The Village of Wheeling has revamped its previous grant program for commercial businesses in the Town Center II or North Milwaukee Avenue TIF Districts, now including installed fire suppression systems. The original grant program, which was established in 2005, [...]
With Update to International Residential Code, Waukegan Implements New Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements
The city of Waukegan recently updated its codes and now requires all new construction one- and two-family homes and townhomes to be protected with home fire sprinklers. The upgrade in home fire sprinkler protection is a result of Waukegan updating [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Contains Apartment Kitchen Fire
July 29, 2024 NORMAL, IL – A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in an apartment kitchen. Fire crews arrived and extinguished the remaining fire. No injuries were reported. Since the fire was contained, firefighters were able to [...]