by Jeremy Biswell | fire safety
How to Remove Ash from Your Fireplace or Stove Is there a right and a wrong way to remove ashes and coals from your fireplace or wood stove? You bet there is. Just recently, a detached garage in North Carolina burned to the ground because the homeowner improperly...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, fire safety
Do you feel confident that everyone who lives in your household is knowledgeable enough to escape safely from a house fire? Are there steps you can take to help prevent this kind of catastrophe?
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, fire safety
Chimneys Don't Last Forever Like just about everything else, chimneys get old. There are many parts to your chimney that may wear out over time. Sometimes, you have damage after a disaster that requires attention. And sometimes, water makes its way into your chimney...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, fire safety
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops, publishes, and distributes more than 300 codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other associated risks. One code in particular, NFPA 211, is the industry standard upon...
by Jeremy Biswell | Chimney Maintenance, fire safety
Dirty Chimney or Not, Your House Probably Isn’t Going to Catch on Fire Psst, I’ve got something to tell you. You won’t hear this from many chimney sweeps, but I’ll shoot straight with you: Your house is probably not going to catch on fire, even if your chimney...
