On August 5, 2019 at 11:43 pm, we received a call for a fire alarm sounding at a medical office, 2194 Michigan Avenue, Arnold, MO. An update was given from dispatch stating they had fire alarms coming from Las Fuentes Mexican Restaurant at 2198 Michigan Avenue. Upon the arrival of the first arriving engine company, [...]
The Fire Marshals Association of Missouri, FMAM, conducted their 2019 annual conference at Margaritaville at Lake of the Ozarks July 24-26, 2019. The format was changed this year to one classroom with multiple classes ranging from one hour to four hours. Classes included fireworks, Plan Review, NFPA 3 & 4, and Fire Sprinkler Issues. New [...]
With multiple fires in the building early Saturday morning June 15, 2019, St. Louis firefighters arrived at a plastics warehouse to discover that the fire sprinkler system was already helping them fight the fire. A total of five sprinklers discharged water onto the intentionally-set fires, located in several different areas of the 130,000 square foot [...]
Monarch Fire District was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm call at Friendship Village Chesterfield at approximately 12:01 PM Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Upon arrival, crews were informed buy maintenance personnel that there was a fire in a mechanical room involving tankless water heaters mounted on a wall. Approximately 100 residents were evacuated as fire [...]
The St. Louis Fire Sprinkler Alliance was invited to participate in this year's Safety Fair which was held May 10, 2019 at Mercy Hospital. John LaVenture and Paul Richard manned the table from 10:00 to 2:00. Information about fire sprinklers was provided and giveaways were handed out.
The St. Louis Fire Sprinkler Alliance & St. Louis Professional Chapter of ICC and AIA St. Louis Building Code Committee present the Design Advantage Class taught by Jeff Hugo from NFSA. Specifically created for code officials, architects, engineers, and contractors, this intense full day program will demonstrate how to use the current International Building Code [...]
The St. Louis Fire Sprinkler Alliance is presenting two classes this week at the Sprinkler Fitters Union Local 268 Training Center in St. Louis, Thursday will be Advanced Hydraulics and Friday will be Seismic Protection for Sprinkler Systems. Both classes are being taught by John Corso with NFSA and each class is $50.
A north St. Louis apartment's seventh floor was heavily damaged by fire overnight. St. Louis Firefighters responded to the Roosevelt Town Apartments on North Euclid just before 12:30 AM Thursday, December 2, 2018. Thanks to the fire sprinkler system, the fire was contained to one unit and was mostly extinguished when fire crews arrived. Everyone [...]
The Jefferson County Fire Marshals meeting was held at the High Ridge Engine House on High Ridge Boulevard on December 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM. A Holiday luncheon was provided. State Fire Marshal, Tim Bean, was the guest speaker for the meeting.
The Metropolitan Fire Marshals held their monthly meeting at Sprinkler Fitters Union Local 268 in St. Louis at 10:00 AM on December 12, 2018. The Sprinkler Fitters provided a one-hour training class, Fire Sprinkler Inspections: A Look Behind the Scenes. CEU's for the Missouri State Fire Inspectors were available for this class. The annual Election [...]