- · Make sure your fireplace or woodburning stove is clean and in good repair before using it.
- · Keep all combustible materials well away from the heat.
- · Make sure you use the proper fuel for your heating device:
- · DON'T use gasoline in a kerosene heater.
- · DON'T burn coal in a device meant to burn wood.
- · Portable kerosene heaters are illegal in residences in PG county, and are generally not recommended anywhere.