Deara Editor:Some may not be aware that a fire broke out in a two-story, multiple-family structure in Madison July 27, and there is a good reason for that: None was injured and, relatively speaking, there was limited damage. The fire was promptly extinguished thanks to a properly installed and well-maintained fire sprinkler system. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the sprinkler head closest to the flames had been activated and had already doused most of the fire. This recent event is an example of how the risks to brave first responders and firefighters are often mitigated in structures that feature fire sprinkler systems.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, there was a total of $12.4 billion nationally in property loss as a result of structure fires in 2012. Adding to that number this year are the approximately $15 million in damages caused by a fire in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development building, also in Madison, which did not have a fire sprinkler system installed.

A fire sprinkler system works to control and typically extinguish a fire before firefighters even arrive on the scene, and provides those who are inside the structure the time to get out safely. If more fire sprinklers were installed, perhaps we would hear less of financial catastrophes like the government building fire in May, and more of residents escaping controlled fires safely. I am thankful that no one was injured in either of these Madison fires, and would like to commend both the town of Madison Fire Department as well as the Fitchburg Fire Department for their exceptional work in ensuring the safety of the residents in the apartment building.

I urge you to educate yourself on the current life safety codes and fire sprinkler requirements in your own city, and learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community.

Dan Gengler,Wisconsin regional manager

National Fire Sprinkler Association

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Rochester fire crews responded to a cooking fire in an unoccupied apartment of the Broadway Residence and Suites that was controlled by the apartment sprinkler system. Residents of the building self evacuated following the building alarm. Water could be seen streaming out of the apartment on the East side of the building. Fire will follow with report.

Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postb

Rochester fire crews responded to a cooking fire in an unoccupied apartment of the Broadway Residence and Suites that was controlled by the apartment sprinkler system. Residents of the building self evacuated following the building alarm. Water could be seen streaming out of the apartment on the East side of the building. Fire will follow with report.

Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postb

Rochester fire crews responded to a cooking fire in an unoccupied apartment of the Broadway Residence and Suites that was controlled by the apartment sprinkler system. Residents of the building self evacuated following the building alarm. Water could be seen streaming out of the apartment on the East side of the building. Fire will follow with report.

Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2014 6:37 pm | Updated: 6:38 pm, Sat Aug 16, 2014.

Fire on 14th floor of Broadway tower put out quickly , Post-Bulletin staff Post-Bulletin Company, LLC

An apparent stovetop cooking fire set off sprinklers and led to an evacuation on Saturday afternoon at Broadway Residence and Suites in downtown Rochester

The fire was in an apartment on the 14th floor of the 29-story apartment building, and the resident wasn't home. Residents of nearby apartments quickly evacuated the building, and the fire was quickly extinguished without injury, fire officials said.

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The Ministry of Education is being urged to put sprinkler systems in all schools after a suspected arson destroyed four classrooms and a library on the Kapiti Coast.

The fire gutted a Paraparaumu School block on Sunday night. All its old photos and archives went up in flames just as it was planning a 125th anniversary in November.

Three teenage girls have been arrested in relation to the fire, which is believed to have been started in a rubbish bin next to the building.

Retired New Zealand Fire Service national fire safety director Kevin Henderson said a sprinkler system would have saved the building.

"Even as arson, one or two [sprinkler] heads would have gone off and done the job. The tragedy is that it could have only been a minor incident. We will carry on losing schools and lives until the message gets through."

Sprinklers cost 3 per cent of a total building cost, he said, but there was a gap between building designers and senior government about appreciating their value.

Paraparaumu School principal Steven Caldwell said there were smoke detectors in the gutted block, but no sprinkler system.

"There is a case to be made for the Ministry of Education to fit and retrofit all schools with sprinkler systems.

"It may not have stopped our fire.

"We put our funding into educational resources . . . we are told how to spend our money. Why not make a blanket policy that all schools have sprinkler systems?"

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SPRINGVILLE -- An active sprinkler system at Cott Beverages, near Wing Enterprises in Springville, kept a fire in check Tuesday evening and allowed firefighters to knock down the flames quickly before further damage occurred.

The call came in about 7 p.m. When firefighters responded no one was in the building, but Springville Fire Captain Allen Duke said an employee was using a welder two hours earlier in the shop.

Investigators are unsure if that was the cause of the fire, but Springville Fire Chief Henry Clinton has ruled the fire accidental.

The structural damage is minimal, Clinton said. The sprinkler system deployed and kept the fire in check.

"A work bench for welding, shelving and some product around the shelves were lost in the fire, but the structure itself is intact.

The fire was contained to a shop in the front area of the warehouse.

Initially, Clinton had Provo Fire respond to the scene to help with vertical ventilation, but he said by the time the additional firefighters had arrived the sprinklers had kept the fire contained and they were able to use horizontal ventilation.

It is hard to ventilate a warehouse, Clinton said. We had zero visibility and thick black smoke.

"These are what I call big-box fires, and I dont enjoy them at all. They can be really dangerous with the threat of the ceiling caving in on you.

Twenty-three firefighters from Springville and Provo helped put out the blaze in about 45 minutes. Crews had to use positive pressure blowers to clear the building of smoke throughout the evening.

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