Even a fire access road below the homes made no difference. The chimney effect pushed flying embers into the air, setting houses along the edge ablaze. Developers made a lot of money from having ...

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"That's enough creosote in the chimney to cause a chimney fire," Fisk said. That's where his company comes in, with his Viper machine, which shoots a brush up the chimney and clears out all of the ...

It also keeps warm air in, maintaining a stable indoor temperature and preventing sparks or embers from rising out of the chimney and igniting a fire. The cost of chimney cap installation depends ...

“It was terrifying,” she said. The fire that destroyed her home started, in of all places, the chimney, which typically funnels the smoke from the fireplace out of the home. Carol says she ...