What puts a Calabasas household at risk
The 2018 Woolsey fire came into Calabasas, and canyon winds can carry embers a long way. Spark arrestor caps on every flue and screened outdoor fire features are the first things we look at. Summer heat on the hillsides wears mortar and crowns, so we check the tops of the stacks closely. On a chimney sweep visit we look at flue brushed clear of soot and creosote, smoke shelf emptied by hand, and filtered vacuum running the whole visit, then tell you which findings matter for small children, pets or older relatives and which can wait.

