<p>A fire detection system (10) including a fire detection system configured to detect an undesirably high temperature associated with an area. The fire detection system may include a temperature sensor (14) including a temperature sensor array and a fire alerting system (16) associated with the temperature sensor. The fire alerting system may be configured to receive information from the temperature sensor and generate a warning signal based on an undesirably high temperature associated with the area. The fire detection system may include a fire control panel (18) configured to receive the warning signal.</p>