About Air

Things you can do to keep Florida's Air Clean

Keep Your Neighborhood Smoke Free

Outdoor Tips

• Don't Burn Yard Trash - Compost it or Haul It Away
  Most communities provide curbside pick-up of this material, or consider composting it.

• Clean up your barbeque .

• Use a clean-burning propane or natural gas .

• Skip the charcoal lighter fluid and other products that contain hydrocarbons lighter fluid, and instead use an electric or chimney-type probe to heat up briquettes.

Fireplace Tips

• Limit fires to special occasions.

• Give your fire plenty of room - A fire with generous air supply reduces heavy smoke emissions.

• Build small, hot fires - Large fires smolder and pollute more.

• Keep the fire screen closed.

• Use a spark arrester on the chimney.

• Close the fireplace damper so air won't escape through the chimney.

• Burn only dry, seasoned wood - Unseasoned wood burns poorly and creates thick smoke because of its high moisture content.

• Use manufactured fireplace logs - These are made from fine-particle sawdust and wax. They burn slowly at a higher temperature, sending less air up your chimney and producing less smoke.

• If possible, use a gas fire.

Chimney Tips

• Have your chimney inspected on a regular basis -  A professional chimney sweep should inspect your chimney once a year.

• Clean your chimney.

• Watch your chimney top - If you see heavy smoke coming out of your chimney, the wood is not burning efficiently.

• Make sure your wood stove and fireplace inserts fit properly.  Inserts that are too large produce more heat than you need and create excess smoke when you use the damper.

• Some things you should never burn - Garbage, glossy paper, painted and chemically treated wood can create toxic smoke and fumes. (We can remove "Don't burn trash or coated paper" since this covers the issue a bit better)