HI AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LATE EDITION
OF NEWS 3... I'M LEAH LINSCHEID.
	TIS THE SEASON TO TURN UP THE HEAT - AND FOR LOTS
OF FAMILIES, THAT MEANS FIRING UP THE CHIMNEY...
	BUT - IT ALSO MEANS - LOCAL FIRE-DEPARTMENTS ARE
SEEING MORE CHIMNEY FIRES... TWO IN OUR AREA, JUST
LAST WEEK.
	OUR CHRIS GOTHNER HAS MORE ON HOW YOU CAN PREVENT
THEM.
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	THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE SITTING BY A NICE WARM
FIRE... ((NATS))
	BUT A FIRE IN A FIREPLACE CAN QUICKLY BECOME SOMETHING
MORE... IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.
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(((GREG ROTIEK//HANSEN & SONS, "I think the most important
thing is don't overfire the fireplace, don't have
a raging inferno in there, it's not going to do you
any good. ")))
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	GREG ROTEK...WITH HANSEN AND SONS, A MADISON CHIMNEY
SWEEP, SAYS THE TYPE OF WOOD YOU USE ALSO MAKES A
DIFFERENCE.
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(((GREG ROTIEK//HANSEN & SONS, "18;01 "I would say
use well-seasoned wood, you wanna use hard woods,"
 
24;51 "Go oak, go oak all the way, oak or hickory
is pretty good, but oak is...nice seasoned oak and
you can't go wrong."   ")))
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	ED RUCKRIEGEL....MADISON'S FIRE MARSHAL, SAYS CHIMNEYS
ARE GENERALLY SAFE...BUT KEEPING IT MAINTAINED IS
IMPORTANT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD A FIREPLACE
BEFORE. 
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(((ED RUCKRIEGEL//MADISON FIRE MARSHAL, "If you've
never had a fireplace before I would really suggest
you get a chimney sweep...somebody to come out and
talk to you about how you use it and how you maintain
it, how you use it, how you operate it even."")))
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	RUCKRIEGEL SAYS MAKE SURE ANY CHIMNEY SWEEP IS LICENSED,
BONDED AND INSURED AND FOLLOWING CODES.
	WHEN IT COMES TO OUT-OF-CONTROL FIRES...HE SAYS WHILE
TOOLS LIKE THERMAL IMAGING DEVICES HELP -- THEY'RE
TYPICALLY DIFFICULT TO FIGHT.
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(((ED RUCKRIEGEL//MADISON FIRE MARSHAL, "They're in
concealed spaces...they're hard
to find... and unfortunately
for the homeowner when the firefighters are rooting
around trying to find that fire, they're removing
drywall, they're removing ceilings.")))
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	ULTIMATELY, RUCKRIEGEL SAYS PREVENTION IS KEY.
	IN MADISON CHRIS GOTHNER WISC NEWS 3. 
CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES ARE
BLAMED FOR MORE THAN 20-THOUSAND
FIRES ANNUALLY, NATIONWIDE.  
