How to Put Out a Fire in a Fireplace
Few things cause as much fear as a fire. But properly contained in a fireplace, a fire is a warm and inviting addition to your home. While there is no safe way to extinguish a fire in a fireplace, there are a few things you can do to ensure the safety of your home if it becomes necessary for you to leave while a fire is burning in your fireplace.
Do not pour water on a fire in an indoor fireplace, it will most likely crack the bricks in the firebox, cause smoke to billow into the room, and make a mess.
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Things You'll Need
- Fireplace tools set Glass fireplace doors or fireplace screen Bucket of sand, if desired
Instructions
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Spread out the logs and embers. Use the fireplace poker to keep the logs and embers separate from one another.
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Bank the fire. Use the small fireplace shovel and bury the flaming logs and smoldering embers with the ashes from the bottom of the fireplace. This will not completely extinguish the smoldering embers, but will cause them to slowly die out. It will extinguish the active flames.
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Pour a bucket of sand over the fire. This has essentially the same effect as burying the embers with ashes. You'll need to clean the sand out of the fireplace before lighting another fire.
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Close the glass fireplace doors or place fireplace screen over the opening.
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Tips & Warnings
Never use water to put out a fire in a fireplace. It can crack the bricks in the firebox. Your house may become filled with smoke. It may also make a huge mess. Do not close the damper in your fireplace to starve the fire of oxygen. Your house will fill up with smoke.
