Sprinklers extinguish small blaze Missouri hotel
Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch Jan. 13, 2012
Sprinklers installed during recent renovations put out a small fire in a laundry area at The Cheshire hotel, Chief Kerry Hogan of the Richmond Heights, Mo., Fire Department said. A bin containing dirty mop heads and rags apparently caught fire in a laundry room located in the lower level of the hotel's parking structure, Hogan said.More

Apartment, garage fires quickly controlled by sprinkler system
Yuma Sun Jan. 10, 2012
Two fires were quickly extinguished in Yuma, Ariz., thanks to quick actions and an automatic fire sprinkler system. In the first fire, Yuma firefighters responded to a report of an alarm sounding and the smell of smoke at an apartment complex. The fire, however, had been contained and extinguished by the building's automatic fire sprinkler system before firefighters arrived on scene.More

Fire at Tesla Motors headquarters extinguished by sprinkler system
San Jose Mercury News Jan. 11, 2012
A one-alarm fire at the Tesla Motors facility in Palo Alto, Calif., was extinguished by the building's sprinkler system, a Palo Alto fire official said. Firefighters arrived to find that the sprinkler system had put out the fire.More

Fire officials say Massachusetts condo fire proves residential sprinklers save lives
The Boston Globe Jan. 9, 2012
Authorities pointed to a fire at a Lunenburg, Mass., condo as proof that residential sprinkler systems can save lives by quickly putting out fires before they grow into infernos.More

Grease fire contained by sprinkler system
KVAL-TV Jan. 11, 2011
More than 100 people had to evacuate the Skybox Apartments located in Eugene, Ore., after alarms went off. Fire officials said a grease fire in one of the units was the source of the fire. The sprinkler system put the fire out prior to fire officials arriving.More

Sorority house fire extinguished by sprinkler system
KVOA-TV Jan. 11, 2012
The Tucson, Ariz., Fire department responded to a fire at the Alpha Phi sorority, but the house's sprinkler system had extinguished the flame before firefighters arrived.More

Sprinkler snuffs fire, HealthQuest remains fit
Napa Valley Register Jan. 10, 2012
Thanks to a ceiling sprinkler that did its job, activities at HealthQuest Fitness Center didn't miss a beat after a Sunday night fire. A single sprinkler extinguished a cardboard box on top of an operating commercial dryer that caught on fire, the Napa Fire Department said.More

New layout course added to sprinkler eCampus
AFSA
The update to AFSA's Applied Sprinkler Technology curriculum continues. A new segment has been added to this online training series, AST 105: Classification and Spacing. This is the fifth course in a series offered by AFSA for those wanting to learn automatic fire sprinkler system layout. Applied Sprinkler Technology 105: Classification and Spacing covers topics including: sprinkler spacing requirements; sprinkler obstruction rules; sprinkler deflector rules; maximum areas of coverage; occupancy classifications; sprinklers under sloped ceilings; concealed spaces and attic sprinklers.More