On Saturday May 24 2003, at 0456 hrs, the Dewitt fire district was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 6850 Knollwood Road, initial reports were that the police received this as a burglar alarm and upon their arrival found the structure fully involved.
Dewitt and a mutual aid assignment of 1 truck from the Fayetteville fire dept responded. Upon arrival of Dewitt Engine 1 found a single story ranch house of approx 8300 Sq ft, with a finished walk out basement heavily involved in fire with a partial roof collapse. Dewitt Engine 1 reported a signal
