Chimney cleaning is the type of job people don’t think much about until they’re in need of a sweep. But when it’s needed, there are few things more important than getting it done – especially if a ...

From grand Victorian mansions to humble country homes, chimneys have a rich history of keeping homes warm and creating a more comfortable atmosphere. Historically, chimney sweeping has been infamously ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - After a chimney fire on Thursday, a homeowner is urging others to get their chimney cleaned out. “If we hadn’t paid attention to the noise and investigated it, we could ...

If you didn’t clean your chimney during spring cleaning, it’s time to now before the temperatures get chilly. If you’re thinking “I cleaned out the ashes in April,” emptying the ashes isn’t enough.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Keeping your chimney properly cleaned could save your house from an unexpected house fire this winter. Video of an apartment fire that happened Thursday morning on the Southside ...

Creosote, a highly flammable wood tar in dirty chimneys, is some bad gunk. Every cold season, firefighters in South Shore respond to numerous calls for chimney fires ignited by creosote, which builds ...

ZANESVILLE - Brock Brocklehurst spends more time on a ladder than the average person. Brock is in the business of preventing and extinguishing fires. Brock's Chimney Services, a Nashport-based company ...

If you live in Sarasota and have a fireplace, odds are you don't use it all that much. My 1955-built home, for example, has an old-school masonry fireplace that sees action at most five or six times a ...