Columbia, S.C., Fire Department Begins New Program to Encourage Sprinkler Use
from Firefighter Hourly – Jan. 29, 2009
 Columbia, S.C., Fire Chief Bradley Anderson, Deputy Chief Aubrey Jenkins and Assistant Chief Carmen Floyd joined Joe Palmer, John Reich, and other dignitaries at a press conference kicking off a new way to promote the use of sprinklers. The Columbia Fire Marshals, under the direction of Chief Floyd, will put a logo on buildings that have a full operational sprinkler system. This will tell visitors, residents, and firefighters said building is participating in a campaign to reduce fire deaths and property loss.
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Sprinkler System Saves Lives, Apartment Complex in Roanoke County, Va.
from WSLS – Jan. 29, 2009
A sprinkler system, in an apartment complex, likely saved the lives of the residents who lived there after a fire broke out. Roanoke County, Va., Fire and Rescue was dispatched for a reported structure fire. When firefighters arrived they found an already extinguished grease fire on the stove. The building’s sprinkler system had activated and doused the fire causing only minimal damage to the hood over the stove, along with water damage to the carpeting. “This could have been a tragic fire, but the sprinkler system did its job and likely saved some lives and property,” believes Gary Huffman, Roanoke County Fire Marshal.
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Best Buy Blaze Controlled by Sprinkler
from The Sacramento Bee – Jan. 28, 2009
A fire sprinkler system is being credited with helping contain a fire that burned in a Sacramento electronics store. The store's sprinkler system activated and helped "keep the fire small," Fire Capt. Jim Doucette said. "If it wasn't for the sprinkler system, it probably would have been much worse," Doucette said. More
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Sanbornton, N.H., Resort Fire Doused by Sprinklers
from The Citizen of Laconia – Feb. 2, 2009
A fire caused by towels left on a heating duct was extinguished by the sprinkler system at Steele Hill Inn in Sanbornton, N.H. Lt. Linda Suroweic said the fire department received a signal that a smoke detector and then the sprinkler system had been activated. "Fortunately the sprinkler system worked perfectly, " she said, but added the remoteness of the resort and that the fire was in the older restaurant building prompted the first alarm. More
Clemson University Dorm Fire Controlled by Sprinkler
from WHNS – Feb. 3, 2009
Firefighters said a residence hall on Clemson University’s campus sustained smoke and water damage after a fire. Firefighters said the building was evacuated when the fire alarm sounded. They said the sprinkler system activated and was able to control the fire until crews arrived. No one was injured in the blaze. More
Hospital Fire Extinguised by Sprinkler
from News-Leader – Jan. 31, 2009
No one was injured and damage was minor after a sprinkler extinguished a small fire at Cox North Hospital in Springfield, Mo., according to the Springfield Fire Department. It appeared a sprinkler extinguished a fire in a records room on the hospital complex's fifth floor before firefighters actually got the room, Battalion Capt. Brad Eden said. Although firefighters responding to the alarm, they didn't find any flames, he said. “I think it was doused pretty quickly,” Cox spokeswoman Lauri Cunningham said.
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University of Maryland Graduate Housing to Get Sprinklers
from Diamondback Online – Jan 30, 2009
Three years after a student died in an off-campus fire, fire sprinklers will be installed at the University of Maryland in Graduate Hills and Graduate Gardens after a university system committee approved the $7.5 million project.
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