by Eron Armour | Feb 10, 2015 | Chimney Sweep, Masonry
Masonry chimneys stand in the weather all their lives and over time without weather proofing they begin to deteriorate, slowly at first then they seem to reach a tipping point and then they go down hill exponentially fast. The chimney crowns soften and...
by Eron Armour | Feb 8, 2015 | Chimney Problems, Safety, Wood Burning Stove
When a chimney doesn’t draft you get heavier build up quicker, smoking issues, glazed creosote build up and inefficient combustion just to name few issues. This chimney, lined with a stainless steel flue liners, vented a hearth stove that was installed on the...
by Eron Armour | Feb 6, 2015 | Chimney, Chimney Fire, Chimney Sweep
A fire earlier this week at the home of Carolina Panthers Coach Ron Rivera underscores the importance of heating safety. According to ESPN.com, 55 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire at the Rivera home in the early morning hours on Monday. They found heavy...
by Eron Armour | Feb 6, 2015 | Chimney Fire, Chimney Sweep, Coeur d'Alene, Hayden
Routine maintenance is critical for safe and effective operation of your wood burning home heating appliances. This North Idaho masonry chimney serves a stove in the basement which is kept burning all winter long, it is suffering from a severe lack of maintenance....
by Eron Armour | Jan 16, 2015 | Chimney, Chimney Sweep, Coeur d'Alene, Safety
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_1052f5bd-ee8e-527b-820b-5ee69758d7f6.html BRIAN WALKER/bwalker@cdapress.com POST FALLS – A fire that destroyed a shed in Post Falls on Wednesday killed four of the 15 pot-bellied pigs inside. The 25-by-30-foot shop...
by Eron Armour | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Chimney Safety Institute of America, a nonprofit that trains chimney sweep technicians and provides homeowner resources, noticed these media reports of chimney fires in the final days of 2014 and the beginning of 2015. csia.org/search is a free website to find a...
by Eron Armour | Feb 28, 2014 | Chimney Sweep, Safety
There should be an 18″ minimum non-combustible hearth extension in front of the fireplace to help prevent accidents like this. I pray for the affected. http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_54b7dbd8-a0aa-11e3-bb2d-001a4bcf887a.html Cause of fire...
by Eron Armour | Feb 18, 2014 | Chimney Sweep, Coeur d'Alene, Safety
” Firefighters say the fire likely started where the fireplace is located.” MOSCOW, Idaho – A fire in north-central Idaho destroyed a trailer home and killed two dogs caught inside. Moscow Fire Department battalion chief Dana Rand tells the...
by Eron Armour | Dec 13, 2013 | Chimney Sweep, Safety, Wood Burning Stove
ATHOL – Investigators believe a fire that destroyed the home of an elderly couple in the Athol area on Saturday night started in the chimney of their woodstove. The couple and their dog and cat safely made it out of the single-wide trailer on Timberland Drive,...
by Eron Armour | Nov 25, 2013 | Chimney, Chimney Sweep, Safety, Wood Burning Stove
SAGLE — A recent widow lost her home, pets and nearly all of her possessions in a fast-moving fire that swept through her residence on Wednesday night. Please have your chimneys, fireplaces or stoves swept and inspected to help prevent fires. SAGLE — A recent...
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