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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
KapiMhannork Nrwii Staff * rilrr
To date, Rappahannock has escaped the epidemic of chimney fires that has swept surrounding counties. But rather than knocking on wood in hopes of continuing their lucky streak, wood stove owners and romantics who enjoy a blazing fire in the fireplace should take steps to change luck to good safety practices.
“You can tell that you’re having a chimney fire if it sounds like a 747 jet is coming through the living room,” said Flint Hill chimney sweep Bruce Vierling who took up the trade after almost losing his hpuse to a chimney fire.
Chimney blazes occur when creosote, a chemical substance that forms when wood bums, catches fire.
“Wood is at least 30 percent moisture, even if it was cut five years ago and stored nice and dry underneath the house ever since,” Vierling noted.
When wood burns, that moisture goes up the chimney as steam, carrying creosote gases along. With a fire place, oxygen races up the chimney behind the creosote laden steam, forcing it out of the chimney before it has time to cool and condense on
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