Pembrokeshire Specialised Housing Sprinkler Activation
Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service responded to fire involving a Specialised Housing scheme resulting in the activation of the premises residential sprinkler system.
Specialised housing contains some of the most vulnerable members of society, many suffering with physical/cognitive, and mental health issues affecting their ability to react to fire and/or an alarm compromising their ability to escape a fire.
The benefits of installing fire sprinklers for this type of occupancy are clearly demonstrated following the outcome of this incident.
Incident
- Internal fire involving the communal laundry room.
- 2 sprinkler heads actuated.
- Containing/controlling the fire prior to the arrival of the fire service
- On arrival operational crews identified that the fire had been contained/controlled
- Fire contained to the compartment of origin
- Requiring limited offensive firefighting action to fully extinguish the fire.
- No injuries were reported.
- Enquires are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire.
For more indepth coverage of this save visit Sprinkler Saves | Latest Saves