Edhat Staff
Photo: SBCFD
By edhat staff
Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a chimney fire in Lompoc on Tuesday morning.
At 11:15 a.m., four engines, one ambulance, and one Batallion Chief responded to the 7200 block of Santa Rosa Road in the Lompoc Valley for reports of a structure fire.
Crews found smoke inside the structure and the attic. When determining that the fire was located in the chimney, it was immediately knocked down. Crews will remain on the scene to ensure no additional fire has spread in the building.
There are no reported injuries and the fire is under investigation.
Do not burn wood. Bad for your health and your neighbors’ health and the health of the planet. The American Lung Association has declared wood smoke a “super pollutant” second only to diesel fumes: ************ “The American Lung Association warns that burning wood produces emissions that are widely recognized as harmful to human health. … Wood smoke produces fine particle pollution, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants such as formaldehyde, and it contributes to climate change pollution. Dec 14, 2017”
Oh, stop. Just…stop.
Burning wood is green/ carbon neutral as growing trees sequesters Carbon again. Trees are renewable energy as long as we plant more and stop deforestation, however petroleum and natural gas are not. There are many stove designs that burn efficiently with virtually no smoke with or without a cat. Alas, most people today do not know what to burn, or how to burn it efficiently which leads to noxious smoke. Be considerate of your neighbor; burn well!