(WHTM) — No one ever wants to be caught in a building fire, regardless if it’s a house fire or a fire in a commercial setting. Fire sprinklers are common throughout many commercial buildings and in ...

A fire sprinkler system is an incredibly effective fire suppression system, but there are other methods available for homeowners to put out a small fire. Using a fire extinguisher or fire blanket can ...

Many people think they have an idea of how fire sprinklers work because of how the systems have been portrayed in movies and television shows. Someone pulls the fire alarm, a lighter is held up to a ...

See how an automatic sprinkler system douses a fire in seconds Dan Olson, business manager for Sprinkler Fitters Local 183 in Milwaukee, demonstrates how sprinkler systems work to suppress fires in ...

Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...

Anybody who doubts how fast a fire can spread would have gotten a firsthand taste of how dangerous a blaze can be Tuesday at the Onalaska Fire Department. In a dramatic demonstration of a fire’s ...

About 70% of Milwaukee's high-rise buildings aren't required to have a sprinkler system. Experts share some life-saving tips.

The city of East Point Fire Department was awarded a $1,000 grant from the national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition to increase its home fire sprinkler education locally by building a home ...

A deadly blaze that left five people dead on Mother's Day has prompted a debate over requiring automatic sprinklers in apartment buildings in Milwaukee. Highland Court Apartments, the site of the fire ...