august, 2006
two business buildings, brookfield
Fire sprinklers saved two commercial buildings during the
month of August in the City of Brookfield.
On August 7, fire sprinklers controlled a fire at Crete
Industries and another fire at the unoccupied Argo Vesley
building on August 29.
Fire Chief John Dahms said the incidents
helped to illustrate the importance of the city’s
requirement for sprinkler systems in commercial buildings.
The Argo Vesley building’s sprinkler
system helped contain the blaze in about 15 minutes. The
first crew used less than 50 gallons of water from the
hose line, Dahms said.
“We had two saves due to sprinkler systems in the month
of August that wouldn’t have been there otherwise,” Dahms
said. “It would have meant total losses.”
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