Rumford fireplaces have always scared me. Invented in 1796 by Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, they are very tall and very shallow. They just look like more smoke is going to come into the ...

Although considered by most to be a low-cost method of heating a room, traditional, open-masonry fireplaces create the reverse affect on the rest of your home. (Staff-Shot) Q. I am renovating my home ...

Several south coast counties restrict wood burning fireplaces, but San Diego isn’t one of them. Not yet. “Although it is not prohibited, wood burning in the home is a growing source of air pollution ...

Editor -- The article on the SimpleFire fireplace briquettes, and air pollution from burning wood in fireplaces ("Clean fire comes in paper bag, " Hot Stuff, July 28) neglected to mention that there ...

SACRAMENTO — The last embers are soon to go out for that ancient household staple of English castles and Norman Rockwell scenes — the wood-burning fireplace. Come October in Sacramento County, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Winter is the perfect time to cozy up around a fireplace, but which one gives you the biggest bang for your buck? If your ideal fireside aesthetic includes the smell of ...