Fire at Indiana Church Contained by Sprinkler
from Times-Union Online – March 23, 2009
A fire at Christ Covenant Church in Winona Lake, Ind., was contained to the room of origin with the help of the sprinkler system. More

MU Fraternities Get Extension on Fire Sprinkler Installations
from Campus Safety Magazine – March 23, 2009
The Columbia City Council has unanimously voted to make fire sprinklers mandatory in all fraternity and sorority houses at the University of Missouri (MU). However, the law will not come into effect until 2016, according to the Associated Press. More

Webinar - Pre-Action Systems: What Are They? Where Are They Used?
from AFSA - March 18, 2009
Held Thursday, April 9, 11:00 AM CST, this 90-minute seminar will explain the building blocks that make up a basic pre-action system as well as what makes a non-interlocked, single interlocked, and double interlocked pre-action system. This seminar will devote time to identify the release systems used in pre-action systems and how they are applied. This seminar offers 1.5 CPDs and 0.15 CEUs. More

Sprinklers Stop Iowa Hospital Fire
from Des Moines Register – March 20, 2009
A fire broke out in a room at Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. Hospital staff had evacuated all patients in the wing on the second floor, and the hospital’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported. More

Spring Hill, Tenn., May Require Sprinklers in New Homes
from The Tennessean - March 19, 2009
New homes may be required to have sprinklers if Spring Hill, Tenn., city leaders approve a new law next month. Adding sprinklers into new residential construction would cost about $1.12 per square foot, said Jim Plumber of Thorpe Design Fire Sprinklers, who spoke at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. More

Michigan Middle School Blaze Put Out by Sprinklers
from Royal Oak Review – March 23, 2009
A fire in a second-floor bathroom at Royal Oak Middle School in Royal Oak, Mich., is being investigated as suspicious, Royal Oak Fire Chief Wil White said. The department was called after the school’s sprinkler system went off, detecting the fire. Firefighters were alerted to the situation, and when they arrived on the scene, the sprinklers had already extinguished the fire. More

Sprinkler Extinguishes Blaze at Tennessee Apartment Complex
from Shelby Sun Times – March 23, 2009
Germantown, Tenn., fire fighters responded to a sprinkler alarm at an apartment complex. The sprinkler had extinguished a fire that could have destroyed the entire apartment building,” Fire Marshal Jody Dwyer said. More