Sprinklers save Oregon high school
the Curry County Reporter - Oct. 22, 2009
The head custodian of Pacific High School in Port Orford, Ore., found water coming from beneath doors in the shop area, and that a fire had been deliberately set in the woodshop. The sprinkler system activated and, according to Fire Chief Wayne Moore, saved the school from total destruction. The sprinkler system worked perfectly and the fire was extinguished.More

New study shows ease of integrating home fire sprinklers with local water supply systems
NFPA - Oct. 22, 2009
Home fire sprinklers can be integrated with local water supply systems with ease according to a new study. The study, conducted by Newport Partners of Maryland, looked at detailed information for 20 U.S. communities with a residential sprinkler ordinance and concluded that water supply integration requirements have been put into place, and there are no examples of insurmountable problems or issues. Neither design problems nor significant added costs were found in the communities surveyed.More

Single sprinkler head stops Wisconsin apartment fire
WKOW - Oct. 13, 2009
Firefighters from the Madison and Shorewood Hills, Wis., Fire Departments responded to a kitchen fire in Fitchburg, Wis. The fire started in the kitchen of a second floor apartment. It was extinguished by a single, automatic sprinkler head. Residents weren't aware of the fire it was extinguished so fast. More

Foxboro fire contained with help of sprinklers
The Sun Chronicle - Oct. 27, 2009
Foxboro firefighters credited a sprinkler system with preventing a serious fire from developing in an apartment complex in Foxboro, Mass. More

Smoking materials blaze extinguished by sprinklers
WXII - Oct. 27, 2009
Winston-Salem, N.C., fire authorities said a guest at the Crossland Economy Studios caused a fire when smoking materials sparked near a bed. The fire sprinkler system at the hotel extinguished the fire.More

Sprinklers contain New York senior apartment center fire
the Lower Hudson Journal - Oct. 27, 2009
Dozens of senior citizens were forced from their apartments into the chilly night air yesterday because of a smoky mattress fire caused when a cat knocked over candles inside an Airmont, N.Y., apartment. Tallman Fire Chief Bill Tarantino credited the complex's sprinkler system and the quick response by firefighters with saving the building.More

FM Global Webinar November 18
AFSA - Oct. 28, 2009
AFSA will present the "Updates to FM Global Data Sheets 2-0 and 8-9" Webinar on November 18, 2009 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Central time. This 90-minute seminar will provide an understanding of what changes are taking place with the combining of FM Data Sheets 2-2, 2-7 and 2-8N into a single data sheet numbered Data Sheet 2-0, as well as expected modifications to FM Data Sheet 8-9 and other similar storage-related data sheets. For further details and to register, click hereMore

Drugstore fire prevented by sprinklers
Newsday - Oct. 26, 2009
A paper towel display was set on fire at a Glen Cove, N.Y., drugstore while about 50 people were in the building, but no one was seriously injured, police said. The sprinkler system was activated, preventing major damage to the store. More