Archive for December, 2009

House fire leaves area family homeless - Brattleboro Reformer

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

BELLOWS FALLS — The Bellows Falls Fire Department and several outside agencies responded to a two-alarm house fire at 57 Griswold Drive on Tuesday afternoon. Larry Sherk, Frances Reiss and another adult individual were in the home at the time of the …


Whatever happened to: ‘Extreme Makeover’ family - Duluth News Tribune (registration)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Whatever happened to: ‘Extreme Makeover’ family
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
Jessie Huber(clockwise from upper left) Howie, Rosie, and Henry stand on the hearth for their wood stove in the South Range home built for them by “Extreme

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Rash of fires has fire officials pushing safety awareness - Grand Forks Herald

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Examples include starting to burn wood, even if they don’t know how to tend a wood stove and have a bad chimney that hasn’t been used in years or using the … there are more fires between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day than any other week of …


Wood stove likely cause of afternoon fire - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Wood stove likely cause of afternoon fire
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
An eastern Sioux Falls home suffered extensive damage from a fire that originated from a wood stove late this afternoon. The Split Rock Township Fire


Wood stove likely cause of afternoon fire - Argus Leader

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

An eastern Sioux Falls home suffered extensive damage from a fire that originated from a wood stove late this afternoon. The Split Rock Township Fire Department was called to the home at 708 Pine Lake Ridge just before 4 p.m., Chief Monte Albertson …


ALASKA COUPLE TURNS YURT INTO SHELTER IN WILD. BROADBAND, YES. TOILET, NO. - El Paso Inc

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
ALASKA COUPLE TURNS YURT INTO SHELTER IN WILD. BROADBAND, YES. TOILET, NO.
El Paso Inc
In the center of their yurt is a small, constantly burning wood stove. In Seldovia, which can see up to 17 feet of snow in a season, even the biggest blaze

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Three left homeless when trailers burn at Pompeys Pillar - Billings Gazette

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

KULR-TV
Three left homeless when trailers burn at Pompeys Pillar
Billings Gazette
Yellowstone County Fire Marshal Seth Weston said the fire appears to have been accidental, and may have been caused by a woodstove in one of the trailers.
Trailer Fire KULR-TV

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Winter fires: Safety tips for the home - Idaho State Journal

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The high cost of home heating fuels and utilities have caused many Americans to search for alternate sources of home heating. The use of woodburning stoves is growing and space heaters are selling rapidly, or coming out of storage. Fireplaces …


The Yachats Inn Located in Yachats Oregon - Associated Content

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Our Christmas holiday was spent in a quaint placed called The Yachats Inn. Yachats Inn sits right on the shore giving most of the rooms and condos a great view of the ocean waves and activities. The Yachats Inn has several different kinds of room’s …


Chimney Inspections Offer Safer Winter Heating - WHSV

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Chimney Inspections Offer Safer Winter Heating
WHSV
With the recent cold weather, Valley residents are looking to stay warm with things like fireplaces and wood stoves. Waynesboro resident Ralph Boyd says his

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