While crews were switching shifts on the morning of January 31st a citizen walked into headquarters and advised he had a smell of smoke in his house which was located 2 houses down from Station 3.  The officers of Engine 3 and Rescue  immediately requested Savannah Fire dispatch units to the scene. Engine 3 and Rescue 1 had a response time of about 15 seconds.  Engine 3 set up command and Rescue 1 went in to investigate.  Rescue 1 could smell something electrical as soon as they walked in.  Engine 5 and Truck 5 arrived on scene and assisted interior crews checking for the cause.  Engine 9 stood by as RIT.  After a lengthly investigation crews narrowed the source of the smoke down to a hvac units.  Crews advised the homeowner to have a mechanic look into the issue before using it again.

All Savannah Fire units cleared the scene and no one in the structure was displaced.

Several Photos of the incident are posted on our facebook page.