When we got there, the building was well-involved in flame, so we went to defensive mode to protect neighboring buildings.
What they do is they locate the heat source right away so there's no delay in finding the source of the fire. With books, shelves and other devices in the way, they just followed the thermal image for the heat source and knew exactly where to go.
We depend on them quite heavily. But as a backup, we still carry alphanumeric pagers, which are quite reliable to get emergency notification.
At this time, we don't believe this fire is linked to the others.
The house was pretty much (fully) involved in fire when we got there.
The house is totaled inside, basically totaled. The fire began in a rear bedroom area but it spread very quickly to the rest of the house.
There have been 27 oven fires so far this year.
It was found outside by a condiment stand at the north end of the arena, inside the gated area. The gates hadn't been opened up to the public, but there were a handful of vendors inside, and they were asked to evacuate as a precaution.
It was some type of package that was described as looking like a small briefcase or a box.
The fire was so intense, it cracked the windows of an apartment unit across the alley and melted the blinds.
