NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
Elgin Offers Fire Sprinkler Grants to Encourage Downtown Residential Conversions
Elgin, IL—In 2018, the city of Elgin created the Fire Sprinkler Assistance for Residential Conversions Grant Program to incentivize property owners to convert vacant or underutilized upper floors of downtown buildings into [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Unit Dryer Fire
April 28, 2024 ITASCA, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a dryer fire in a unit at the Hamilton Lakes Apartment complex. A resident said they smelled something burning. When fire crews arrived, the fire was extinguished. According to [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Stove Fire in Apartment Complex
April 27, 2024 WHEELING, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a cooking fire in a first-floor unit of an apartment complex. When fire crews arrived, they found smoke in the first-floor hallway and confirmed that the sprinkler extinguished the [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Hotel Arson Fire
April 25, 2024 SHOREWOOD, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a fire that was intentionally set with an accelerant in a third floor hotel room. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy black smoke on the third floor, but the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Church Storage Closet Fire
April 17, 2024 ZION, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a storage closet at the Trinity Christian Center. When fire crews arrived, the church was being evacuated. Crews entered the building and found a fire had been [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Dryer Fire at Rehabilitation Center
April 8, 2024 ROCKFORD, IL – Fire Sprinklers extinguished a dryer fire in the basement of the Alden Debes Rehabilitation Center. Firefighters arrived to find the fire had been extinguished by the sprinklers and contained to the dyer unit. No [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Electrical Fire at Grocery Store
April 5, 2024 HYDE PARK (CHICAGO), IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished an electrical fire in the storage area of a neighborhood grocery store. According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire was the result of an accidental electrical issue and [...]