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FCFRD News Blog : STEP Into Safety This Holiday Season And Can Your Fireplace/Fire Pit Ashes!

Celebrating the upcoming holiday season with a fire in your fireplace or outside in your fire pit? Please make sure you do so safely! Wh ...

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Press release from the FCFRD News Blog:

November 20, 2021

Celebrating the upcoming holiday season with a fire in your fireplace or outside in your fire pit? Please make sure you do so safely! While a joyous time of year, it is also a time that we traditionally experience home fires that are caused by improperly discarded fireplace/fire pit ashes.

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The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department would like to remind all residents to be cautious and keep safety in mind when handling fireplace/fire pit ashes. Following a few simple safety tips can help keep you and your loved ones safe this holiday season.

  • Do not discard your ashes into any combustible container such as a paper or plastic bag, a cardboard box, or a plastic trash can.
  • Do not place ash containers on decks, porches, or in garages.
  • Put ashes into a non-combustible metal container with a lid.
  • Pour water into the container to make sure the ashes are cool.
  • Keep your can OUTSIDE the home, away from your fireplace or stove and anything combustible.
  • Teach all family members to be safe with ashes from your fireplace, fire pit or wood stove.
  • Ashes can stay hot for several days. Follow the above steps even when you wait several days to remove the ashes from the fireplace/fire pit.

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