Preventing Home Fires in Your Chesapeake Home

3/23/2016 (Permalink)

Fireplace and Woodstove Safety Tips:

• Inspect and clean woodstove pipes and fireplace chimneys annually. Make sure to check monthly for any damage or obstructions.
• Never burn trash, paper, or green wood. These can smolder and cause smoke to fill your home.
• Use a fireplace screen that is heavy enough to stop rolling logs and big enough to cover the entire opening of the fireplace to catch flying sparks.
• Make sure the fire is completely out before leaving the house or going to bed.
• Store cooled ashes in a tightly sealed metal container outside the home. After three days the ashes can be bagged and thrown away.
  

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