The Anchorage Fire Department Chimney fires are started is encouraging people to when the chimney becomes check out their chimneys clogged, so if users notice following a chimney fire at a any smoke or are having complex in South Anchorage. problems starting a fire it "Be very careful this time of could be a sign something is year on what goes in your wrong. Davis says people fireplace," AFD Captain Mike need to keep the fires Bobo said. burning hot, so there is less AFD recommends that you get smoke. your chimney checked out by a "If they do that every time professional chimney sweep they have a fire, it is going once a year, and don't wait to take a long time, I mean until the middle of the every day, once a day, it is winter. going to take a long time for "it is really much easier for the chimney to clog up," the poor sweep to get up on Davis said. your roof and take care of For additional information the problem in the summer visit the Chimney Safety there is no snow or ice up on Institute of America the roof," Donold Davis, the contact Jackie Bartz owner of Girdwood Services jbartz@ktuu.com said.
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