NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
Fire Sprinklers Control a Fire at Target Store
October 17, 2024 ROSEMONT, IL – Two fire sprinklers activated and stopped a fire from spreading in a diaper aisle at a Target store. Fire crews arrived and were told someone in the store tried to extinguish the fire with [...]
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 Extinguish Fire at Retirement Community
October 2, 2024 HAZEL CREST, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at the Waterford Estates Retirement Community. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from a second-floor patio door and an employee who was calling for help from the balcony. [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Grocery Store
September 27, 2024 WINFIELD, IL – Fire sprinklers held a fire in check at a local grocery store. Source: JLT Photographer’s Facebook Post
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 [...]