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Christmas trees are a fun way to celebrate the holiday season, but they can be quite the fire hazard as they dry out. Here are some great Christmas tree safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association. Between 2014 and 2018, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 160 home fires from Christmas trees […]

Every winter we seem to have incidents in Mono County related to hot ashes. Sometimes hot ashes have even caught structures on fire, but more often the fire department is called to respond to smoking dumpsters from people who’ve poured their hot ashes inside. Neither one is a good scenario. To properly dispose of ashes, […]

It’s the time of year again to make the final preparations for winter. Angelo’s Stove & Chimney scheduled and cleaned my home’s chimney last week. Have you ever seen a chimney fire? Take one look and you’ll want to do anything possible to prevent it. Luckily preventing a chimney fire is pretty easy with proper […]

Carbon Monoxide poisoning occurs most often during the winter months. This is because during the cold months we frequently use furnaces, water heaters, stoves, and gas fireplaces. Some precautions you can take to avoid carbon monoxide poising are to have fuel-burning appliances inspected for leaks and proper ventilation, and to make sure you have a […]