At 1:19 PM on Friday, October 25, Station 49, along with mutual aid from Honey Brook & Garden Spot, were dispatched to a residence in the 5700 block of Northeimer Road for a dwelling fire.
Responding units were advised of a vacuum cleaner on fire inside the residence, with the occupants evacuating. Units arrived with the fire out, but with a smoke condition present inside the residence. The response was quickly reduced to Engine 49-1 only.
Engine 49-1 arrived on scene and went in service with the positive pressure fan and ventilated the residence of smoke.