Sprinkler Credited for Containing a Hotel Fire in Arizona
from KVOA News – Oct. 20, 2008
A fire on the ninth floor of a downtown Tucson, Ariz., hotel forced the evacuation of about 200 guests. No injuries were reported. Tucson Fire Department spokeswoman Capt. Tricia Tracy says the fire at the Hotel Arizona was contained and kept from spreading by a sprinkler system. More

Building Code Trend Favors Fire Sprinklers
from Los Angeles Times – Oct. 19, 2008
Six people were in the St. Michaels, Md., house when the smoke alarm went off two summers ago. The sound woke one, who was a light sleeper, according to news reports. And she managed to rouse two of her friends. But three others died in the blaze. The house was just outside the town limits of the Eastern Shore getaway, which had recently adopted an ordinance requiring all new homes to have a sprinkler system. Consequently, it didn't have one. Advocates of sprinkler systems say that sprinklers not only would have saved the lives of those three people but damage to the property would have been minimal. It is the same argument sprinkler proponents have been using for years. And they've finally been heard. More

University of Michigan Dorm Fire Contained by Sprinkler
from Ann Arbor News – Oct. 21, 2008
Roughly 100 University of Michigan students were placed in temporary housing after a fire at the Mary Markley Residence Hall, officials said. The campus officers had already evacuated about 70 students and no one was injured. The sprinkler system contained the fire to the sixth-floor room and firefighters quickly put it out. More

Sprinkler System Assists Firefighters at a Marina Fire
from WTVJ – Oct. 19, 2008
A fire broke out at the Hi-Lift Marina in Aventura, Fla. More than two dozen units were required to put out the fire, officials said, which took about an hour to bring under control. Authorities said the building's sprinkler system assisted firefighters. More

"Step-by-Step Approach to Seismic Bracing” Oct. 30
from AFSA – Oct. 22, 2008
As a result of the adoption of the IBC and its reliance on the requirements in the ASCE7-05 manual, seismic bracing of sprinkler systems now requires more supporting documentation than ever before. Learn the “Step-by-Step Approach to Seismic Bracing” from the fire sprinkler experts, the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), at its 90-minute virtual seminar Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific. The event ID is 14089. For more information or to register, visit http://www.krm.com/afsa or call 1-800-775-7654. More

Sprinkler Keeps Hillsborough, Fla., Fire Under Control
from Tampa Bay’s 10 – Oct. 20, 2008
Fire Rescue responded to a fire and reported heavy smoke coming from the rear of the Stephen Gould Corporation in Hillsborough, Fla. The first engine on the scene immediately called for a third alarm due to the size of the building. The office and warehouse were stocked with cardboard boxes and other packaging supplies. Officials say the building's sprinkler system kept the fire under control while firefighters mopped up hotspots. More

A Sprinkler Prevents a High School Blaze from Spreading
Hartford Courant – Oct. 20, 2008
A fire in an elevator machine room at Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn., filled a portion of the school with smoke. A sprinkler prevented the blaze from spreading, and Lt. Chris Gordon led his firefighters from Station 4 on Albany Avenue in extinguishing what was left of the fire. More