Where there’s smoke, there are fire trucks, police cars, maintenance workers, tennis facility staff and alarm contractors.Members of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center staff saw smoke coming out of an air vent shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, said Craig Smith, tennis center director.

The alarm system signaled TCU Police, who dispatched vehicles to the scene and contacted the Fort Worth Fire Department, said DeAnn Jones of the TCU Police Department.

Firefighters found no fire and left further investigation to the Physical Plant staff, Fire Department Lt. Mark Cone said.

Contractors have been installing a new fire alarm system for the past two weeks, Smith said.

During installation of the new system, contractors turned off power to the main heating unit but not to the duct heaters, said Erron Savage, mechanical and electrical maintenance supervisor. Savage said one of the duct heaters burned the dust on top of the heater, causing the smoke.

“One of the coaches came to me and said he smelled smoke,” contractor Jared Cearley said. “I popped the top off the heater and told him to call maintenance.”

Smith said Jeff Wrage, associate director of the tennis center, called the Physical Plant to report smoke in the building.

Savage said the smoke did not cause any damage to the structure of the building.

Staff members at the tennis center removed all the clothing and merchandise from the pro shop to prevent smoke damage while the building aired out, Smith said.

Savage and other mechanical and electrical maintenance staff checked above the ceiling to ensure the heater did not ignite any duct work.

“We just have to verify and check everything before we start the system up again,” Savage said. “They’re just going to have to smell smoke for a bit.