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Yup I lived in a ski resort town for some times, and the fire chief said that THE most common cause of fires was visitors conscientiously sweeping out the fire
by toss1 4y ago
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I lived in a ski resort town for some times, and the fire chief said that THE most common cause of fires was visitors conscientiously sweeping out the fireplace, putting the (seemingly) dead ashes in a bag, and leaving them out on the porch with trash collection — hours later, the building is on fire...
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoI have two fireplaces in my home, including a fairly expensive insert that can heat the whole main floor. And I kind of enjoy the whole wood burning thing. I live rural, so harvest my own trees, split, stack, etc. But honestly I've come around to a place where I think wood burning needs to be seen as a bygone era thing and probably quite regulated. I only do a fire a couple times a winter now. It's romantic and all, but it's polluting and of dubious safety.
- toss1 4y agoYup, same here