In the News - October Sprinkler systems stops fire in records room at Lincoln-Lancaster County ... 10-31-11 The Republic Officials say the sprinkler system apparently stopped a fire from spreading in the basement at the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department in Lincoln. The building was evacuated after smoke alarms went off around 12:30 pm on Monday. ... Fire alarm credited with saving apartment complex 10-31-11 Folsom Telegraph A single fire sprinkler head is credited with extinguishing a fire on an apartment patio Sunday afternoon and preventing major fire damage to an apartment complex. The Folsom Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at the Overlook Apartments in ... WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | Officials ... 10-29-11 WLNS "We're very fortunate that it's a sprinkler building, had it not been a sprinkler building, it's very likely that there would have been loss of life here and the fire damage would have been extremely worse," said Pratt. Pratt says the party made ... Md. Firefighters- No Sprinklers, No Habitat Help 10-28-11 Firehouse.com HAGERSTOWN, MD -- Washington County firefighters won't be picking up their tools to help build a Habitat for Humanity house unless it is going to be equipped with a sprinkler system. Members of the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue ... Fire Department Demonstrates Sprinkler System 10-27-11 State Journal A Habitat for Humanity House is being constructed with a sprinkler system for a family with hearing impairments. CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Fire Department wanted to show just how important it is to know when there's a fire in the home, ... Inspector credits sprinkler with saving life 10-26-11 The Kingston Whig-Standard By The Whig-Standard An automatic sprinkler head is credited for limiting the damage at a Park Street high-rise apartment early Wednesday morning. Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to the fire that started on a stovetop in a 10th-floor unit. ... Mom, baby escape apartment fire 10-24-11 The Tennessean FRANKLIN — A fire sprinkler system extinguished a grease fire in an apartment at Heritage Place Saturday afternoon a little more than a year after a fire in the building claimed the life of a 25-year-old man. The building had been recently rebuilt and ... Property saved by sprinklers, according to sprinkler advisory board member 10-22-11 The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Before the Fire Department even arrived, the small fire was immediately extinguished due to the apartment's fire sprinkler system. It was reported in The Jersey Journal and on NJ.com that the sprinkler activation caused "significant water damage in the ... Sprinklers extinguish kitchen fire 10-17-11 WOOD-TV (WOOD) - Holland officials credit an automatic sprinkler system for extinguishing a fire in an apartment's kitchen and preventing it from spreading to other units in the building. A woman in the apartment suffered a minor burn. ... Sprinkler is the hero at factory fire near Kenilworth 10-17-11 Leamington Spa Today A SIMPLE sprinkler saved the day when a fire threatened to burn down a factory in Baginton. Firefighters were called to the Middlemarch Business Park after the fire - which started at the factory's oven system - broke out, but they were beaten by the ... Unattended cooking to blame in fire that destroyed Tualatin mobile home 10-12-11 OregonLive.com The home, TVF&R said, did not have a working smoke alarm or sprinkler system. "Two occupants of the home were forced to escape through a bedroom window because the smoke alarms weren't working and didn't warn them about the fire in the kitchen," said ... Benefits of residential sprinkler systems 10-12-11 Village News Online By Daniel Jones | Oct 12, 2011 In introducing Fire Prevention Week, which began Oct. 9, Chesterfield County's Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) demonstrated Thursday afternoon the benefits of residential fire sprinkler systems at ... Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department to celebrate milestone 10-12-11 The Tennessean There also are plans to have a residential fire sprinkler exhibition and a vehicle extrication demonstration featuring tools and equipment from the city's newest fire engine. Food and beverages will be available from area merchants and tours of each of ... Home sprinkler systems save lives 10-6-11 Tampa Bay Newspapers By JULIANA A. TORRES As firefighters of past decades have preached the necessity of home smoke alarms, Berkheimer wants to make sure residents know the value of a home fire sprinkler system when it comes to saving lives and property. ... Students Learn from Seeing Flames 10-5-11 WLTX.com Especially seeing how different things can be with a sprinkler system. "You're going to see that that sprinkler in the second room is going to put that fire out in probably 13 seconds," Woods said before the flames were extinguished. ... Kitchen fire prompts safe-cooking warning 10-3-11 Hometownlife.com Firefighters entered the fire-damaged apartment to learn that the sprinkler system had doused the flames, though heavy smoke remained inside the residence, Dunn said. “It started on the stove after they were cooking and walked away and forgot about it ...