Keeping warm inside the home during the winter season is undoubtedly the number priority of many of us. Hence, many are looking to their fireplaces for help. Unlucky, however, this need is often answered with injuries and even death from fireplace use. Burn injury, spark fire and smoke suffocation are just few of those accidents caused by using the fireplace carelessly.

These accidents can be prevented, however. Few of the simple yet effective preventative measures you can follow to protect yourself, your family and your property from possible fireplace accidents include: annual chimney check up, proper disposal of hot ashes, and avoiding use of gasoline or lighter fluid to light the fireplace.