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San Rafael fire staff: sprinkler system averted major damage; hotel drills uncovered dry standpipe issues
Summary
Staff recapped an Oct. 25 garage fire extinguished by a residential sprinkler before crews arrived and described training at the Embassy Suites that revealed apparent code issues with dry standpipe outlets; Embassy Suites is reportedly making modifications after staff investigation.
San Rafael Fire Department staff told the Fire Commission that a residential garage fire on Oct. 25 was extinguished by an in-home sprinkler system before firefighters arrived, and that operational training at a local hotel uncovered issues with the dry standpipe system that required correction.
"The fire sprinkler system extinguished it before firefighters arrived," Staff (Chief's office) (Speaker 5) said, noting the fire was limited to bags of debris in the garage and the sprinkler protected the…
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