Successful Activations (Fall Edition 2019)
NOVEMBER 2019
Successful sprinkler activation extinguishes apartment fire
SPRINGFIELD, IL (November 24, 2019) – A minor fire broke out in a third-floor unit of the Spring Meadows Apartments on Butler Street. Crews responded to the incident just after 6:30 p.m.
Springfield Fire Department Battalion Chief Darbin Calvert said the building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire, though it did cause water damage in two other […]
Check Out the New NIFSAB Website
ORLAND PARK, IL (August 14, 2019) – The Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) is launching their new website www.firesprinklerassoc.com.
The new website was designed to be easier to navigate and search for information. With resources on residential, high-rise, Inspection Testing & Maintenance and much more! Most important, it is responsive, so visitors can view the website on […]
Village of Hodgkins to Pay Half of the Cost of New Home Fire Sprinkler Installations in One- and Two-Family Homes
Left to right: Village of Hodgkins Water Department Foreman Ken Tucker, Code & Safety Enforcement Officer Dan Tholotowsky, Building Department Inspector Matt Struve, Mayor Noel Cummings, Trustees Paul Struve and Tim Kovel.
HODGKINS, IL (August 14, 2019) – Establishing an unparalleled commitment to public safety, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hodgkins, IL unanimously approved an update of […]
Village of Deerfield Protects Residents and Firefighters with Progressive Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Shown left to right: Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District’s Deputy Fire Chief Ray Larson, Fire Chief Ian Kazian, Fire Marshal Brian McCarthy and Tom Lia (NIFSAB).
DEERFIELD, IL (August 6, 2019) – Officials from the Village of Deerfield recently adopted the International Code Council (ICC) 2018 edition in its entirety. With local amendments and nothing removed, this will require fire sprinklers in […]