Wood-Burning Fireplace Safety Tips

Series Summary

Fire is a very powerful, useful and dangerous thing. It is very important to learn about fire safety before attempting to start or maintain a controlled fire in a fireplace or bar-b-q pit. It is easy to quickly lose control without realizing it and where most people panic it is better to stay calm and know what to do. A fire is a living being and needs air to survive. This is important to remember when setting the wood to light and how you light it. The type of wood used also has a bearing on the quality of your fire and weather it is for warmth or cooking.

This free video series will not only give you tips on easy and effective ways to start a fire but also how to split your own wood for it, the tools to use and how to stack it. It will show you how to clean your chimney after the fire to ensure there is no blockage in your flue also, but more importantly these videos will show you fire safety and how to make sure your fire is always under control and well maintained. With all this information you'll be able to start a fire easily and use it for whatever you need.

Video Transcript

" The last what you need to think about is fire safety. I am here with my best friend Red Bull. We would like to tell you a little about what you need to do with the fire. At night before you go to bed, you need to put this gate and close it right here. You also, what we do is take a cookie sheet and put in front of it. This is will keep any sparks that may come through the screen here from the crackling wood from coming out and hitting the carpet. One of the things that happen each year is that people go to bed at night and a spark comes out ignites the carpet and sets the house on fire. This is just one way of keeping your house safe during a fire from your fireplace."