Small Blaze Extinguished in Nampa, Idaho, School
from KIVI-TV- Aug. 3, 2008
 A special vacuum sucks up water from a drenched closet. Luckily that's about all that remains of a fire that spontaneously combusted inside Nampa Christian High School's brand-new gymnasium. "The good news and the blessing was the sprinkler system caught it as it was supposed to," said Principal Kevin Rex. More
Sprinklers Put Out Fire at Senior Center
from Denton Record-Chronicle- Aug. 5, 2008
A sprinkler head did its job at the Denton Senior Center in Texas and extinguished a fire in a kiln room before it spread to the rest of the city building. The fire started in mid-afternoon and flames spread up a wall and across the ceiling before the sprinkler system detected the flames and the head began flowing water, said Battalion Chief Tom Nations. More
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Mall’s Sprinkler System Puts out Store Fire
from WPBF News- July 31, 2008
A store at the Mall at Wellington Green in Florida caught fire. The fire started in the Forever 21 clothing store in a clothing rack and quickly spread, firefighters said. The fire was put out a short time later thanks to the mall's sprinkler system. More
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Iowa Bar is First to Conform to New Sprinkler Law
from Iowa City-Press Aug. 5, 2008
One Iowa City bar owner can now claim he is the first to comply with the city’s new fire sprinkler ordinance.
One Eyed Jake’s owner Mike Porter said the 19-and-up bar located in downtown Iowa City passed its last inspection on its sprinkler and alarm system last week. Porter is now making bolder proclamations about his bar.
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Residential Sprinkler Saves Lives, Historic Home, Say Firefighters
from Brampton Guardian- July 31, 2008
Genesis Lodge would be a pile of rubble right now if it weren't for a residential sprinkler alarm system, according to Brampton, Ontario fire officials. "This is the greatest success we could ever have," said Brian Maltby, Brampton's fire prevention division chief, of the sprinkler system. "We saved the people and we saved the building." More
Sprinkler System Saves Bromley Plant from Blaze
from Hendersonville Times-News- Aug. 5, 2008
Disaster was averted at Bromley Plastics in Fletcher, N.C., when a sprinkler system put out a fire at the plant. Firefighters from the Fletcher Fire Department were dispatched to Bromley on Cane Creek Road where they found the sprinklers had activated and materials were smoldering in a cardboard bin. The cause is still under investigation. The building suffered no damage, thanks to the sprinkler system. More
Multipurpose Sprinkler Systems Virtual Seminar - Sep. 30
from AFSA
AFSA's 90-minute virtual seminar on “Multipurpose Sprinkler Systems
and the Fire Sprinkler Contractor” has been rescheduled for Tuesday,
September 30, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00
a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific. Presented by Mike Cabral,
participants will learn about the various types of systems including:
fully integrated, network systems, flow through or passive purge, and
shared service line. Other topics include: approved materials; UL &
NSF listings; navigating the jurisdiction jungle; and piping
arrangements. Considerations for water softeners, water flow
notification, and required signage will also be discussed. For more
information or to register, visit http://www.krm.com/afsa
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Sprinkler System Helps to Save Mall Restaurant
from WTKR- Aug. 5, 2008
A fire forced Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, Va., to temporarily close the doors to a fast food restaurant. Chesapeake Fire crews say a Chick-Fil-A employee was preparing breakfast in the deep fryer when it caught fire. Mall Security responded with an extinguisher and with the help of the sprinkler system, were able to knock the fire out quickly. More.
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