Dagenham Flat Kitchen Fire Sprinklers Save

Greater London

Summary Triangle Fire Systems Ltd reported an incident involving a fire in a residential block of flats. The life safety sprinkler system was activated and effectively extinguished a cooking-related fire within one of the dwellings. A sprinkler save is categorised as an event where one...

Doncaster tall building kitchen fire extinguished by sprinklers

Doncaster

Roger Brason, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s sprinkler advocate: “We’ve championed the use of sprinklers, particularly in high-rise buildings, for quite some time, so we’re delighted that all of the blocks in Doncaster now have them.” “These devices not only help protect life but help...

Greater Manchester Sprinkler Activations July-August 2025

Greater Manchester

Introduction Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) provided primary fire data from the ¹incident recording system and additional sources for the specified period, documenting cases where Automatic Water Suppression Systems (AWSS) were present, having an impact within Greater Manchester.  The review The incidents contained...

Birmingham student cluster flat kitchen fire

Birmingham

Mark Serdetschniy, West Midlands Fire Service, said: “The sprinkler system played a crucial role in preventing the fire from becoming far more serious. By slowing the spread of flames, it gave firefighters enough time to put out the blaze swiftly, resulting in no injuries.” Summary...

London studio flat sprinkler save

Greater London

   Image credit Nationwide sprinklers Summary This is the ¹second reported activation of the sprinkler system within 19 months at a former six-storey office block converted to provide 62 one roomed studio flats. In both Instances the fire was contained, controlled or extinguished by the...

Manchester Flat Fire Sprinkler Save

Greater Manchester

Summary 17 July 2025, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) reported a fire in a purpose-built residential block of flats. The retrofitted life safety residential sprinkler system was activated and successfully extinguished a fire involving upholstered furniture. No injuries were reported. A sprinkler save...

Bristol kitchen high rise residential building sprinkler activation

Bristol

 Richard Bobruk, Business Fire Safety Officer, Avon Fire & Rescue Service: “Automatic fire sprinkler systems are a proven life safety measure. According to a report commissioned by the National Fire Chiefs’ Council, the systems are: 99% effective in controlling or extinguishing fires in buildings where...

Dudley Residential Care Home loft Sprinkler Save

Dudley

West Midlands Fire Service, (WMFRS) Mark Serdetschniy said: “If it was not for the sprinkler system suppressing the fire before the arrival of the fire service, the outcome of this fire could have been so different, the sprinkler system absolutely saved lives and the building.”...

Bradford Converted Mill Residential Flat Sprinkler Save

Bradford

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson stated. “West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service strongly support the use of sprinkler systems as a proven lifesaving and property-protecting measure. Sprinklers activate automatically in response to heat, suppressing fires before they can spread, which not only protects...

Manchester Specialised Housing Complex Sprinkler Save

Greater Manchester

Scott Harrison, Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service said,  “It is the position of both the National Fire Chiefs Council and Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service, that sprinklers are an invaluable active fire safety feature that saves lives in the event of a fire, reducing both...

Sprinklers contain fire in Stafford block of flats

Stafford

Group Manager Mark Walchester Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) said: “Fire sprinklers are widely recognised as the single most effective method for preventing fire spread in the early stages, and that was certainly the case in this incident. “If the sprinkler had not been...