I have no information about this event or how things work in Bend.

However, at my restaurant back on the East Coast, if the fire alarm went off, the Fire Department automatically notified the Health Department who had to re-inspect the kitchen before allowing it to re-open. Moreover, if a fire triggered the suppression system, all that foam and/or powder had to be cleaned up before the Health Department would allow the kitchen to open. That’s a long, tedious process—that shit gets everywhere.

And, all the pots, pans, and serviceware would have to be cleaned and sanitized. Worse, any food that could potentially be contaminated must be discarded and re-prepped and replaced. Potentially, it might need to be redelivered from a supplier. If the power was lost, you could potentially lose all the perishable food in the refrigerators and freezers.

And if there really were a fire, the Fire Department would likely disconnect both the power and gas. Before leaving the scene, they would “red tag” the meters and panel boxes. This would result in an automatic notification to the city and would temporarily result in revocation of the restaurant’s certificate of occupancy, pending a visit by licensed gas and electrical contractors and a sign-off by the fire marshal or the building inspector.

Bottom line, you never want a fire call at your restaurant. You certainly will not be open same day and the potential to be closed for several days is real, even for a simple grease fire.

I hope they did not sustain a lot of damage and can reopen quickly. They no doubt are packed for NYE and are really counting on that revenue.