A faulty wood burner is cause for a chimney fire in Peoria residence on Monday. A two-story residence located at 927 South ...

With winter just more than two months away, now is a good time to service your furnace or clean your chimney to avoid ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Dubuque Fire Department says a home is damaged following a fire late Monday night. At 9:24 p.m., ...

The weather is getting cold and the houses are getting warmer. Checking your chimney When soot and other buildup in chimneys ...

“Two, that your chimney is properly maintained so when it is time to light a fire, it can draft properly, that your flue tiles, or liners, are not damaged or broken, and you have peace of mind ...

Mayor Peter O'Leary says Chimney Rock will rebuild, but he wonders: Will the support it's getting be there two years from now ...

A Washington County home was damaged by fire on Sunday night, Oct. 13.  A passerby reported that flames were visible from the roof.  The fire appears to have started in the upper chimney portion of ...

When the brush reaches a stopping point, this should be the fireplace’s smoke shelf. The smoke shelf is a turn in the flue just above the firebox. This is as far as the chimney brush will go.

The No. 1 cause of residential structure fires in 2024 has been chimneys, so the Herald spoke with chimney professional and owner of Ables Top Hat Home Services, Micah Ables.