fire
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3 Ways to Help Your Garden Recover From Smoke
Over the past few weeks, gardeners on the east coast of the US and other parts of the country have been experiencing their first wildfire season. This means that even people who have been gardening for years may not be familiar with how to help their outdoor plants recover from the exposure to the smoke,…
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How to Prepare Your Chimney for the Winter (and Why You Should)
When discussing cleaning chimneys, it’s hard not to picture a singing-and-dancing Dick Van Dyke and his unique interpretation of a Cockney accent stepping-in-time on the rooftops of London in “Mary Poppins.”
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Why You Need to Clean Your Gas Fireplace (and How to Do It)
There’s something special about a real, wood-burning fireplace: The scent, the crackling sounds, and watching the logs slowly burn down to glowing embers. But they’re also a hassle, and pretty dirty. Because of that, many people have opted to install gas fireplaces instead.
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You Need to Have Family Fire Drills at Home
It’s hard to keep track of all the things kids are missing out on right now by learning from home all (or most) of the time, from the social to the educational. One thing you might not have thought of, though, particularly for little kids: They’re not practicing all those regular fire drills.