Greenwich Balcony Fire Sprinkler Activation
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Number of fire appliances; 8 pumps Location: River Gardens Walk, Greenwich. Date of incident ;1 May 2022 Time of call: 08:05 Incident; Fire Location of fire; external roof terrace Ignition source; Careless disposal of smoking materials Property type:...
May 1 @ 8:00 am - 9:13 pmDoncaster Heated Curlers Sprinkler Save
Fire Rescue Service; South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (SYFRS) Date of incident; 26 April 2022 Purpose group; Residential(dwellings) flat Property Category; Purpose built flat 10 or more storeys Type of Incident; Fire Location of incident; First floor, bedroom Time of incident; 11:54 Time of...
April 26 @ 11:54 am - 1:05 pmWembley High-Rise Bedroom Sprinkler Save
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Date of Incident; 24 April 2022 Location; London Purpose Group; Purpose built Flats 10 or more stories Consisting of 77 individual self-contained flats Time of call; 14:11 Incident; Fire Location of incident; Bedroom Automatic Fire Suppression System; S...
April 24 @ 2:11 pm - 3:11 pmSpecialised Housing Sprinkler Activation London
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) LFB Resources; Three pumping appliances Date of incident; 21 April 2022 Location; Hackney, Pedro Street Purpose group; Residential Use of property; Specialised Housing Time of call; 12:36 Time of stop; 13:39 Incident; Fire Location of Incident; Kitchen ...
April 21 @ 12:36 am - 1:39 pmNewport Refuse/Bin Store Sprinkler Activation
Fire Rescue Service; South Wales Fire & Rescue Service (SWFRS) Date of Incident; April 20, 2022 Purpose group; Residential (dwellings) flat Property Category; 10 or more storeys Housing provider; Newport City Homes Type of incident; Fire Location of Incident; Refuse/bin storage store Time of inc...
April 20 @ 9:24 pm - 10:33 pmIrvine Kitchen Sprinkler Save Scotland
Date of Incident: 17 March 2022 Location of Incident: Irvine Premises: Residential block of flats Housing Provider: North Ayrshire Council Location of fire: Kitchen Ignition source: Food, organic Automatic Fire Suppression System: Watermist Image credit NPHS Fire Sprinklers Ltd Kitchen Fire The abov...
March 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmTwo London Fires, Two Different Outcomes, Deptford Sprinkler Save
Two London Fires, Two Different Outcomes Deptford, Electrical Consumer Unit High Rise Fire Activation of the Residential Sprinkler System Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) LFB Resources; Five pumping appliances Date of incident; 16 March 2022 Location; Deptford Purpose group: Purpose bu...
March 16 @ 11:46 am - 1:14 pmChester High Rise Electric Bike Sprinkler Save
Fire Rescue Service; Cheshire Date of incident; 28 February 2022 Time of incident; 01:30 Location; Chester, Glyn Garth Occupancy; 13 storey blocks of flats Housing Provider; Sanctuary Housing Location of incident; Flat, lounge Ignition source; electrical Automatic Fire Suppression System, BS9251:201...
February 28 @ 1:30 am - 5:00 pmBedford Chip Pan Sprinkler Save
The above images clearly show the benefits of sprinklers following the chip pan fire specifically; No visible fire damage Minimal smoke...
February 17Newport High Rise Bin Store Sprinkler Save
Fire Rescue Service; South Wales Fire & Rescue Service Date of Incident; 27 January 2022 Time of incident 22:43 Location Newport Green Wood Tower block Occupancy; Residential High-Rise block Location of fire; Refuse container located beneath the premises rubbish chute RSP Fire Sprinkler Systems ...
January 27 @ 11:44 pm - January 28 @ 12:17 amWellingborough Residential Care Home Sprinkler Save
Image, credit, NFRS Image Credit:;Triangle Fire Systems Fire& Rescue Service; Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) Date of Incident; 27 January 2022 Occupancy; Care home Number of floors 3 Location of fire. Laundry room Ignition source: Industrial Tumble Dryer Automatic...
January 27Derbyshire Dwelling Sprinkler Save
Fire Rescue Service; Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) Location; Derby Date of Incident; January 2022 Occupancy; Dwelling Housing provider; Derby Homes Location of fire; Kitchen Ignition source; electrical Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinkler System Nationwide Sprinkler...
January 24Newcastle Apartment Sprinkler Save
FRS: Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Date of Incident 7 January 2022 Time of call 23:38 Occupancy: Purpose built block of flats Location of fire: Kitchen Ignition source: Careless disposal of smoking materials Number of heads actuated: 1 Residential Sprinkler System Tyne and...
January 7 @ 11:38 pmChip Pan Sprinkler Save Wales
Image, credit RSP Fire Sprinkler Systems FRS; South WalesFire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) Date of Incident; 29 December 2021 Time of incident; 02:00 Location; Tonypandy,Rhondda Occupancy; single private dwelling (House) Type of incident; Chip pan fire Location of fire; Kitchen Domestic sprinkler syst...
29 December 2021 @ 2:00 am - 3:00 pmResidential High Rise Sprinkler Save London
FRS; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Date of Incident; 24/12/2021 Time Of Call; 06:06 Occupancy; Residential block of flats of six floors consisting of 60 flats (Converted office block) Dimensions; 10m x 20m Location of fire; Bedroom Ignition source; Careless disposal of smoking materials Sprinkler system...
24 December 2021 @ 6:06 am - 6:06 pmClapham High Rise Sprinkler Save
Date of incident ;13 December 2021 Time of call; 19:33 Location of incident; Clapham, London Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Occupancy; Residential block of flats of 12 floors Location of fire, utility room Activation 1x sprinkler head (Reliable RFC49) Water supply Suction tank...
13 December 2021 @ 7:33 pm - 8:11 pmLithium-Ion E Bike Battery Sprinkler Save London
Date of incident; 21/11/21 Time of call; 05:07 Location; Lanterns Way, Isle of Dogs, London Occupancy; High rise residential flats of 21 floors Fire involving a Lithium-Ion battery London Fire Brigade have reported the above-mentioned fire which was extinguished by the activation of three sprinkler...
21 November 2021 @ 12:00 am - 5:07 amElephant & Castle Sprinkler Activation
Date of incident: 4 November 2021 Time of Call: 10:56 Cause of fire: Unsafe disposal of smoking materials Occupancy: 32 Storey residential block of flats Location of fire: 18 floor, balcony Sprinkler system: Wet pipe, water supply: – suction tank and pump 1 x residential...
4 November 2021Revised Sprinkler Save In Cornwall’s Only High-Rise Residential block
Date of incident; 1 November 2021 Time of call; 12:43 Attendance of Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Park House, Bridge Road St Austell Occupancy; Residential Location of fire; Kitchen Sprinkler system retrofitted Update...
1 November 2021 @ 12:43 pm - 1:45 pmBirmingham High Rise Sprinkler Save
Date: – 29 October 2021 Location: – Bromford Occupancy: -High rise residential block Number of floors:-13 Fire & Rescue Service: – West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) WMFS, have reported that a fire within a 6th floor flat was extinguished by the residential sprinkler system, wit...
29 October 2021Essex Residential Sprinkler Save
Location; Harlow Essex Date of incident; 12 October 2021 Time of call; 10:23 4x Fire Appliances mobilised Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (communications department) have reported that a bin fire in a residential block of flats was successfully extinguished following the activation of the.....
12 October 2021 @ 10:23 am - 10:50 amSprinklerSave : high rise, London
Date of incident;29 September 2021 time of call; 0707 Location; Croydon Property type ;Purpose built block of flats over 10 floors The benefits of sprinklers have clearly been clearly demonstrated once again following a further fire in the same residential block of flats following an...
29 September 2021High Wycombe Personal Protection System Activation
Date of Incident; 28 September 2021 Fire Rescue Service; Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Location; High Wycombe District Location of fire; Room Type of property; flat Ignition source; Smoking materials Automatic Fire Suppression System; Personal Protection System (PPS) The above-menti...
28 September 2021Isle of Dogs High Rise Flat Sprinkler Save
On the 17 August, 14:03 pm, London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called to a high rise residential flat fire on the 37th floor on Marsh Wall in the Isle of Dogs. Two residential sprinkler heads operated containing the fire and limiting its impact with fire...
17 August 2021 @ 1:30 pm - 2:37 pmCoventry high rise residential bin store fire
On the evening of the 8 August, 2021, West Midlands Fire Rescue Service despatched crews from four local fire stations Foleshill, Coventry, Binley and Canley. Following reports of the bin store being alight at Faulkner House, Stoney a 17 storey residential block of flats. On...
8 August 2021 @ 12:00 amPerson assisted from Lincoln flat after chip pan fire
Lincoln chip pan sprinkler save Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service (LFRS) tweeted at 7 August, 15:51 hours details of a kitchen fire involving a chip pan left unattended. The residential sprinkler head activated restricting damage to 50% of the kitchen and moderate smoke damage to...
7 August 2021 @ 12:00 amManchester High Rise Sprinkler Save
GMFRS have reported the above mentioned incident which took place in August. 17 floor flat fire Date of incident 2 August 2021 Time of call 17:24 Location Eccles Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) 6 Pumping Appliances The residential sprinkler system activated following an electri...
2 August 2021 @ 5:24 pmStockport Lithium Battery Flat Fire Extinguished by Sprinkler System
The decision by Stockport Homes and Stockport Council to approve a multi million pound sprinkler system retrofit investment programme to fund the installation of sprinklers in all 22 of Stockport tower blocks has proven to show that it is money well spent following the fire...
24 July 2021 @ 5:50 pm - 5:57 pmCoventry Student Accommodation Fire
There’s no getting away from the fact that the student lifestyle contributes to the level of fire risk, it is therefore pleasing to report that following a fire in a kitchen, (cooking pan left unattended) the residential sprinkler system activated. On arrival of the West Midlands...
12 July 2021 @ 12:00 amStockport Bin Room Sprinkler Save
Attendance of Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service (GMFRS Date of incident ;7 July 2021 Time of call; 00:23 Location of incident; Stockport Occupancy; High rise residential block, 15 Storeys Location of fire; Bin Room Sprinkler system: Wet Pipe, mains fed GMFRS have reported the...
7 July 2021Edinburgh Flat Fire
The benefits of sprinklers clearly demonstrated following the fire involving a top floor flat in Edinburgh resulting in 5 heads activating. Further details to follow shortly
1 July 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmSalford high rise refuse store sprinkler save
Fire Rescue Service; Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) Date of Incident; 19 June 2021 Time of call; 19:14 Location; Salford Occupancy; Residential 10 or more storeys Fire in Refuse Store 3x Pumping appliances GMFRS have reported a fire in a high rise...
19 June 2021 @ 7:14 pm - 8:30 pmCleveland, residential sprinkler project pays dividends extinguishing a high rise residential building kitchen fire
In July 2017, a review of fire safety of high rise residential buildings was completed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s Place Select Committee, where it was agreed that Sprinklers and misting systems are installed in all high rise residential buildings across Stockton-on-Tees. The benefits of...
13 June 2021 @ 4:18 pm - 5:51 pmFlint, Specialised Housing, High Rise Fire
Flint, Specialised Housing, High Rise Sprinkler Save At 17:42 on Thursday 3 June 2021, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended a kitchen flat fire involving a chip pan which had been accidentally left unattended. Crews identified that a sidewall sprinkler head had operated in...
3 June 2021 @ 5:42 pmHigh Rise Residential Flat Fire, Bridge Meadow House Birmingham
On 30 May 2021 a sprinkler system successfully suppressed a fire at Bridge Meadow House, 13 storey residential building in Birmingham, the fire started on an enclosed balcony. The nearest sprinkler head activated and suppressed the fire, without the presence of the sprinkler system the...
30 May 2021Sprinkler Save, Southend On Sea Flat Fire
Photograph speaks a thousand words, the benefits of sprinklers can clearly be seen in this hostel fire. One side wall sprinkler head activated suppressing/extinguishing the fire prior to Essex fire & rescue service attending this residential incident. The sprinklers were installed as part of Es...
9 April 2021 @ 10:17 pmSheltered housing, London
On 21st July a call was received by BAFSA member Triangle advising the company of a fire in a flat on the 4th floor at 1-133 Garnet Road, Thornton Heath. The call was a result of the sprinkler alarm signalling the call centre. This is...
23 July 2020Flat, Southampton
Afire broke out in the kitchen in a high-rise block owned by Southampton City Council on 3rd July. It was successfully suppressed by the sprinkler system with minimal damage. The Fire & Rescue Service attended with multiple units but had little to do but check...
6 July 2020Flat, Cardiff
On 24th June, BAFSA member RSP Sprinklers Wales received a call out to small block of flats in Cardiff where their sprinkler system successfully extinguished a fire. The call was received at 1542; their engineer arrived on site at 1626 and had the block fully...
24 June 2020Flat, Stoke on Trent
Fire crews with an aerial ladder were to a kitchen fire on the eighth floor of the city centre Lindop Court tower block in Stoke on Trent on 22nd May. A total of five crews attended from Longton, Hanley and Newcastle but the fire, believed...
22 May 20202 Sprinkler Saves in kitchens in London
Burnt cooking in the kitchen of a residential block of flats of three floors in Waddon Court Road, was the cause of a fire which, from the limited information provided, was controlled by a Personal Protection system. The fire was all out on arrival with...
2 April 2020Flat, London
On 12 March , LFB crews were called to a rapidly developing fire on the sixth floor external balcony of Tweed Walk Tower Hamlets – a twelve storey apartment block. The fire spread horizontally along the balcony from the seat of the fire affecting the...
12 March 2020Flat, London
On the 8th March, crews were called to a 5 pump fire on the 25th floor of a 4 roomed flat of a 39 storey high rise residential block in Southwark Bridge Road. The alarm was raised by the occupier to a kitchen fire, one...
8 March 2020