Trendy Hollywood Clothing Store Fire Doused by Sprinkler
from KTLA– Nov. 20, 2008
Fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story clothing store in Hollywood. T-shirts and other items of clothing had been stacked on metal racks in the room where the blaze broke out. Firefighters say the building was insulated with materials usually used for sound-proofing, which made it difficult to fight the fire. Despite all the flammable material, the blaze was "confined to the building of origin," Myers said. A sprinkler system is credited for keeping the fire from spreading to nearby businesses. More

Sprinklers Contained Honolulu Hotel Fire
from KGMB – Nov. 18, 2008
Honolulu firefighters say a sprinkler on the 19th floor of the Ilikai Hotel stopped what could have been a major fire. Crews raced to the Waikiki, Hawaii, landmark after a tenant's kitchen caught fire. The 80-year old woman living there escaped without injury. More

Sprinkler System Extinguishes Accidental Fire in Lexington Park, Md.
from Southern Maryland Online – Nov. 18, 2008
An accidental fire was extinguished by an automatic fire sprinkler system. The fire was reported to 911 by a neighbor. Deputy State Fire Marshals determined that the fire originated on a sofa in the living room of the apartment. The fire was the result of a cigarette that ignited the combustibles of the sofa. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire prior to the arrival of the fire department. More

Firefighters Back Anne Arundel Sprinkler Bill
from Baltimore Examiner – Nov. 24, 2008
Firefighters from throughout the metropolitan region converged in Anne Arundel, Md., to support legislation requiring sprinklers installed in houses there, a bill home builders have openly opposed. “We are urging Anne Arundel to be the ninth county to join the growing numbers,” said John Bender, of the Aberdeen Fire Department, who joined members of fire departments from Carroll, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, where local governments have sprinkler ordinances. More

Sprinklers Limit Sheldon Towers Damage
from Rutland Herald – Nov. 24, 2008
A woman escaped serious injury in a fire at Sheldon Towers in Rutland, Vt., that started when a cigarette she was smoking in bed came in contact with an oxygen tube she uses to breathe, according to fire officials. When firefighters arrived, they could see smoke pouring out of a seventh-story window, and because the elevators were not functioning, firefighters climbed the stairs to apartment 708, the source of the smoke. Chief Robert Schlachter said firefighters forced the door open and found that while the room was filled with smoke, the building's sprinkler system had extinguished most of the fire. Schlachter said because the fire was mostly extinguished, he did not issue a mutual aid call to departments from other towns. More

Sprinkler System Credited for Containing Warehouse Fire
from Chicago Daily Herald – Nov. 22, 2008
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Department battled a fire in the warehouse of Parker Hannifin Corp in Lincolnshire, Ill. The warehouse storage racks were burning and smoke was pouring out when units arrived, but officials credited the sprinkler system with keeping the fire contained to the warehouse. More

Sprinklers Few and Far Between
from Boulder Daily Camera – Nov. 23, 2008
About four out of every five apartment complexes in Boulder don’t have the kind of fire-suppression sprinklers that can keep small blazes from turning into deadly infernos, according to a survey of city and county records. Boulder Mayor Shaun McGrath said he thinks city leaders should start looking into ways to put sprinklers in more apartment buildings. More

Sprinklers Aid Firefighters in Fighting Bellevue Factory Blaze
from TMC News – Nov. 23, 2008
A fire damaged the Progress Plastic Products factory in Bellevue Sunday, just days after an announcement that the plant would be shutting its doors. Damage to the building was minimized because of the internal sprinkler system and the quick efforts of the fire department, Mr. Cartmill said. There were no injuries, authorities said. More