Before the temperature starts to fall, there are several things you can do to make sure your wood-burning fireplace is safe and efficient. The National Fire Protection Association recommends chimneys ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- When it's cold outside many of us may resort to using supplemental heat like a space heater to stay warm. Fire departments don't discourage it, however, they emphatically ...

A professional offers valuable insight into how to know whether your fireplace is truly ready for the colder months ahead.

If you have a wood stove or a fireplace for back-up heat, or as your main heat source, you’ve probably already thought to tune it up for winter. But cleaning your chimney and hearth and using ...

Millions of Britons who own a wood-burning stove will have been alarmed this week by new research suggesting the cosy appliances could damage lungs in a similar way to cigarette smoke. The study, ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage akin to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood burning stoves ...