Getting Fired Up About Fireplaces
By Diane Tait After a long hot summer and unseasonably warm autumn, cooler temperatures are finally forecast for northeast Florida. When the temperature drops into the forties and fifties at night, many homeowners choose to light their fireplaces for the first time. Not surprisingly, it’s also the time of year when the incidence of house-fires sees a sudden spike. Before you light that first fire of the year, I thought I’d take the time to give you a few words of advice that can help you keep the fire in your fireplace in its place.