Chimney Fire in Talybont - 16-01-25

The crew responded to a fire contained to the chimney of a domestic property.  Crews were involved in removing a log burner from the property and cutting away and removing bricks to make access for further inspection and to extinguish the fire.  The Fire Station’s turntable ladder appliance was used to fight the fire from above.  Crew utilised one hose reel jet, thermal imaging cameras and small gear to extinguish the fire.

After the fire had been extinguished, Firefighters carried out a home fire safety check at the property and advice was given to the property’s occupier.  The crew left the scene at 2.41am on Friday, January 17^th.

Safe and Well Visit

MAWWFRS offers a FREE Safe and Well Visit Service. 

As well as fitting new and testing existing alarms, these visits provide invaluable safety advice on topics which include home security, falls prevention and scamming awareness.

To book a free Safe and Well visit, please call 0800 169 1234 or complete our online form here.

Chimney Fire Safety

MAWWFRS has seen a recent increase in the number of chimney fires requiring the attendance of crews.

Most chimney fires are preventable. Regular inspection and cleaning of chimney flues will help prevent fires within chimneys.

Not only does regular sweeping and maintenance decrease the likelihood of a chimney fire, but it can also avoid a dangerous accumulation of carbon monoxide gas.  Carbon Monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that has no colour, taste or smell.  Fuel burning appliances such as stoves, fires, boilers and water heaters can produce carbon monoxide if they are incorrectly fitted, badly repaired or poorly maintained or if flues, chimneys or vents are blocked.

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that are maintained and working properly will save lives.

More information on chimney fire safety can be found here.