Home Heating Season

The home heating season is upon us! Be sure to check your Chimneys and FLUES!

How to tell when it’s time to clean your chimney

There isn’t a simple rule of thumb on how often to clean your chimney, such as cleaning after 50 uses or one year. The problem is, creosote can form when […]

Heating Fire Safety

Each winter the high cost of home heating fuels and utilities causes many Americans to search for alternate sources of home heating. The use of wood burning stoves is growing and space heaters are selling rapidly. Fireplaces are burning wood and man-made logs. All these methods of heating may be acceptable. They are however, a […]

Heat Wave & Firefighter Safety

With the current weather, more attention needs to be given to the condition of your firefighters on a rescue or fire scene.

Below is a snip from the latest OFPC Safety Alert:

The heat wave that has been affecting much of the central U.S. continues to produce dangerous levels of heat and humidity from […]