Welcome to fire starting made easy! We’ll teach you how to build and start a fire in your fireplace using wood. Overview Start with a safe fireplace and chimney with a spark screen and a grate. Gather the three essential fuels to prepare for ignition. Open the...
A fireplace with flue is a valuable asset to any home. It allows for the cozy comfort of a warm hearth and fire for most homes in the United States. If you’re the homeowner with a flue, count yourself lucky for good reasons. The pleasure of a functioning fireplace...
FACT: an average of 22,000 chimney related fires happen in the United States annually. …but all of them preventable. Watch this Chimney Flue Fire Simulation Creosote is combustible and a cause of chimney fires. The creosote builds up on the walls inside a...
SHAWNEE, Kan. – Most house fires during the winter happen between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. because that’s when most people are using the fire place. That is exactly what happened to a family whose home caught fire in Shawnee , Kan., off Johnson Drive near W 59th...