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RECENT FREEBIE PUBLIC SERVICE ARTICLE TOPICS:

December 2008 - Money Saving Measures for Your Fireplace

November 2008 - Making Safe Holiday Memories

October 2008 - Fireplace Design Makeover

September 2008 - When Was the Last Time Anyone Took a Close Look at Your Chimney?

August 2008 - Fall Prevention Tips for Employees

July 2008 - Your Carbon Footprint: How to Lighten Your Step

May-June 2008 - Why Your Chimney Needs a Cap

April 2008 - Protect Yourself And Your Family From Carbon Monoxide

March 2008 - Beware of Chimney Scams

January-February 2008 -- Replace Old Heat Tapes with Safer, Certified New Ones

December 2007 - Don't Let the Holidays Go Up in Smoke

November 2007 - A Fire Marshal's Guide to Gift Giving

October 2007 - Pyrolysis Causes Fires

September 2007 - A Guide to Good Firewood

August 2007 - Protect Your Home with a Fire Sprinkler System

July 2007 - Portable Generator Hazards

May-June 2007 - Selling Your Home? Hire a Chimney Sweep

April 2007 -- Earthquake Preparedness: Damaged Chimneys Can Kill!

March 2007 - Keeping the Chimney Cap's Screen Clean

Jan-Feb 2007 - Why Your Catalytic Wood Stove Shouldn't Be Operated Without Its Combustor

December 2006 -- A Season For Sharing Fire Safety

November 2006 -- Burn Clean to Protect Air Quality

October 2006 - Do Your Smoke Alarms Work?

September 2006 -- Fire Safety Training Can Save Your Child's Life

August 2006 - The Damage Water Can Do to Your Chimney and How You Can Prevent it

July 2006 -- Protect Your Home from Wildfire!

April 2006 - Why You Should Hire a Chimney Sweep Now Instead of Waiting 'Til Autumn

March 2006 -- Why Furnace Flues Need Yearly Inspection and Cleaning

Jan-Feb 2006 - Bill Paynton's Diagnostic Tool

November 2005 - The Do's and Don'ts Of Heating Safety

October 2005 - Why You Should Call A Chimney Sweep

September 2005 - What To Expect When You Get Your Chimney Swept

August 2005 - Plan Your Fire Escape

May-June 2005 - Problems with Decorative Shrouds

April 2005 - Raccoons in Your Chimney

March 2005 - The Masonry Stoves of Europe Gain a Foothold in North America

Jan-Feb 2005 - The Hazards of a Cold House

December 2004 - Holiday Fire Safety Tips

September 2004 - Preventing Downdrafts Using Bernoulli's Principle

August 2004 - Stuck in the Chimney and Can't Get Out!

April 2004 - Swifts in Your Chimney

March 2004 - Use Caution with Space Heaters and Fireplaces

Jan-Feb 2004 - Who Will Clean Out My Dryer Vent?

December 2003 - Decorate Safely for the Holidays

November 2003 - A Guide to Heating with Wood

July 2003 - Safe Refueling and Fuel Handling Guidelines

May-June 2003 - Aluminum Wiring Hazard Can Be Repaired

April 2003 - Watch Out for Overhead Power Lines

March 2003 - Your Neglected Heating System Could Kill You

December 2002 - Winter Safety Watch

November 2002 - A Sweep Can Do So Much More Than A Log

October 2002 - Defining Perfection: Ten Characteristics of Succesful Stove and Fireplace Systems

July 2002 - Be Careful on that Ladder!

November 2001 -- Have a Happy Fire-Safe Holiday Season!

December 2000 -- That Mysterious Soot Might Be From Candles

November 2000 -- Fire Stops with You!

October 2000 -- A Concise Guide to High Performance Woodburning

July 2000 -- The Homeowner, The Chimney Sweep and The Home Inspector

May-June 2000 -- Chimney Inspections Standardized!

March 2000 -- Steps to Sweeping a Regular Masonry Fireplace

December 1999 -- Chimney Fire!

November 1999 -- Selecting and Locating a Chimney

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