Fireplace Safety Tips For Everyone In Bexar County, TX

1/23/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Braun Station is available if smoke or soot turns your warm fireplace into a fire damage situation.

It was a chilly morning today and our owner's family decided to light a fire.  However, they had not used these tips and suddenly had smoke all over their home. We don't want this to happen to you so here are some tips that could help prevent this from happening to you.

Safety Tips

• Call an inspector to have your fireplace and chimney inspected annually.
• Open the damper or flue prior to starting the fire 
• Take a moment to clean the ashes from all of those previous warm fires.
• Always use a screen or a door to keep the ashes inside the fireplace and not on your living room floor
• Choose quality wood that is dry, well-aged, and cut into smaller pieces
• Always have working smoke detectors and a working fire extinguisher

What can I do if I get soot in my house from my fireplace?

SERVPRO of Braun Station is your local SERVPRO franchise that is here if smoke or soot gets into your home.  We are a phone call away at (210) 267-2159 and can come out to immediately assess the damages and begin the remediation and restoration process.