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SUMMARY:Sprinklers extinguish house fire in Dumfries
DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nIn March 2026\, a kitchen fire in a housing estate in Dumfries was swiftly controlled and extinguished.\nBy the activation of the building sprinkler system\, this was achieved by the activation of a concealed sprinkler head in the affected room of origin before the Fire and Rescue Service arrived.\nThankfully\, no injuries were reported.\n\nObservations \n\nThe photographs show light smoke staining in the kitchen on the wall cupboards\, ceiling with no visible fire damage in the vicinity of the electric cooker or the chip pan located on the kitchen worktop.\nOnce confirmation was received that the fire had been extinguished\, the Fire and Rescue Service isolated the sprinkler isolation valve located in the kitchen base unit cupboard beneath the sink.\nSprinkler system BS9251 category 1\, supplied by a boosted domestic water main serving the social housing on the estate. Inhouse protocols allowed the housing association to reinstate the system using an inhouse maintenance team with minimal delay.\n\nLegislation \nThe BAFSA welcomed the Scottish governments action to initiate legislation to require for all new build social homes\, flats and shared multi-occupied residential buildings to be fitted with AWSS from March 2021. Without such legislation the outcome of this incident could have been so different. \nFor change\, increasing the presence of sprinklers in the built environment we need the evidence\, to conduct effective advocacy and policy lobbying. If you have knowledge of a sprinkler incident that may contribute to this initiative\, please provide the pertinent details using the sprinkler activation reporting form available at www.sprinklersaves.co.uk. \nMy thanks to DDS Sprinklers Scotland Ltd for reporting this incident\, it makes a difference. \nFurther guidance \n\nBAFSA\, Sprinkler Saves Annual Review\nSprinkler saves Spring update\nNational Fire Sprinkler Network winter newsletter
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