“We are good at investigations of single family dwelling fires” he says “179,000 square foot buildings will require some assistance” states McCart. And assistance we now have. On Saturday afternoon McCart contacted the Regional Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office and three investigators responded that day. By Sunday help was arriving in the form of a Regional Agency Coordinator from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and that’s when the decision was made to activate a national response team- due to the size and complicated nature of the fire scene. By Monday a  total of 23 fire investigation specialists from around the nation had arrived here in the county, complete with all their equipment, expertise and a K-9 unit as well. Chief McCart says that the specialties of the investigators include chemical analysis, electrical, general fire cause investigations and K-9 handlers. Even with such a large group of specialists says McCart the investigation will be complicated and time consuming as the fire scene examination and investigation are anticipated to continue for some time. McCart also explains that this massive investigation effort is absolutely free to the county. This investigative team is funded through state tax dollars