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- CSIA Online Education
- Chimney Safety Week 2013 begins Sept. 30
- April NCSTS Produces 18 New Certified Chimney Sweeps
- A "clean" fireplace doesn't equal "safe" fireplace
- Video blog: Cameras make for more thorough chimney inspections
- Creosote has many forms, many levels of misery
- Putting Old Stereotypes to Bed
- Ash in moderation
- Story of a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep, a video camera, and a smoking chimney in Hot Springs
- Christmas decorations, your fireplace, and the 3-foot Rule
- Blackburn Memorial 'Tool fund' a generous gift already helping chimney sweeps
- Certification: as Clear as Mud
- Dick Van Dyke Talks Chimney Safety
- 5 Reasons Your Fireplace Doesn't Work (And What to Do About It!)
- Water: Not Just Bad for Witches
- Our chimney-themed video library reaches 10,000 views
- Non-Acting Lessons from Robert DeNiro
- 7 days to promote safety
- Video blog: Understanding the threat of chimney fires
- Why I'm CSIA Certified: 30 years with Joe Kotlik
- The Christmas tree and your fireplace
- 2017 National Chimney Safety Week is Here
- It’s a Dry, Dry, Dry, Dry World
- Your chimney deserves a clean stove
- Gas fireplace initiative to protect children from burns
- CSIA joins forces with NOAA 'Weather Ready Nation' initiative as an ambassador #BeAForce
- Today Show turns to CSIA experts for report
- A better choice
- CSIA plans upgrade to Successful Chimney Sweeping manual; 2014-15 fees to stay same
- CSIA's C-DET dryer credential and NADCA, working together
- The Silent Killer
- Getting certified
- Hurricane Sandy is no chimney’s friend
- A couple minutes for the rest of your life
- An important reminder for chimney pros taking CSIA proctored exams and online classes
- Dangers in D-I-Y: When Your Holiday Honey Do List Includes Chimney Work
- Ashes, ashes, we all can be safer
- Have you hung your Christmas stockings with care?
- Your Home's Hidden Fire Hazard
- CSIA Benefit Auction needs roadies
- Sweeps on Film
- Things you don’t want Santa to see
- Resolve to be safer in your home in 2013
- The flu or not the flu; that is the question
- CSIAccess e-mail newsletter for August 2014
- CSIA-SureFire Agreement - Statement of Clarification
- Sensing a chimney problem
- Don’t just take our wood-burning word for it
- An e-learning all-star
- What creosote looks like after it's removed from a chimney [with video]
- Trust but verify your fireplace safety product
- The CSIA Certified Dryer Exhaust Technician® Review
- CSIA e-mail newsletter for July 2014
- Sweeping changes coming to the chimney industry's manual
- Winter Disaster & Home Safety
- Nearly 9 in 10 home-heating-related fires involve a chimney
- When a chimney swift moves into your chimney
- School's in session: CSIA chimney and dryer exhaust education heats up in July and August
- Accepted Products for Home Use
- Learn to Spot the Four Most-Common Chimney Scams before You Hire a Sweep #1
- With burning season behind us, how to use fireplace ashes?
- Home inspections help with what’s up with your chimney?
- National Chimney Sweep Training School inspiring for CSIA instructor
- Chimney Safety Institute of America: Integrated and international
- Tornado Safety & Your Home
- Why Your Home Needs a Chimney Inspection Today
- Be cautious of snow-blocked vents, overuse of wood stoves, fireplaces in outages
- 2017 NCSG Convention Preview
- Learn to Spot the Four Most-Common Chimney Scams before You Hire a Sweep #2
- How to Hire a Chimney Sweep
- April Showers Bring…Leaky Chimneys
- Add chimneys to your post- #Napaearthquake assessment checklist
- Chimney Safety Week 2016: Know your Sweeps
- 2018 Industry Survey Summary
- Chimney masonry knockdown recalls Colonial era of wattle and daub
- Why the Chimney Safety Institute of America thinks about Christmas in July
- Preventing Fires as a Mission
- Fire in the flue: 'Something built up in the chimney that ignited'
- Why CSIA's Credentials are the Industry Standard
- Gain some peace of mind when you lose an hour this weekend
- Winter is here: Is your fireplace ready?
- Congrats to new CCS Certified Chimney Sweeps and C-DET Dryer Exhaust Technicians
- Like EPA BurnWise says, wet wood is a waste. Go dry with your fire. Learn why
- A 3-year labor of love: CSIA's outdoor bake oven at Sweeps Week
- Practice #LightningSafety: That's what chimney sweeps and dryer exhaust technicians do on rooftops!
- Learn to Spot the Four Most-Common Chimney Scams before You Hire a Sweep #3
- A sweep in need
- National Chimney Sweep Training School students provide rooftop revelations
- Animals Belong in the Forest, Not Your Chimney
- Hire a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep: the better choice
- Surprises inside the chimney: a letter to Santa, a newspaper, a balloon, a cat
- Online Reviews Now Part of eLearning Subscription
- CSIA's growth plans include a discount on online reviews to get more chimney and dryer exhaust pros
- Don’t let LCD TV stand for “Lost, Completely Destroyed TV”
- Guest Post: Canadian Manufacturers Recognize the Chimney Safety Institute Of America
- Parging a smoke chamber: What's involved
- Industry Insider: The top 3 topics from the HPBA 2013 Expo
- Maximize Chimney Safety Week
- Learn to Spot the Four Most-Common Chimney Scams before You Hire a Sweep #4
- Air quality and your chimney
- Convention week, NCSG Innovation '14
- Want to avoid a chimney scam? Attorney General says to try a nationally recognized group such as CSIA
- Resources that homeowners can trust
- Sweeps in the news
- Woman trapped in chimney illustrates unknowns of the flue
- More venting pros at your fingertips: Over 1,600 CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps now available for hire
- Chimney maintenance is fire prevention
- How I was swept into the chimney industry
- CSIA Introduces Instructors with Bios, Recognizes Dedication and Experience
- An attorney weighs in on the benefits of being a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep
- Chimney Inspections Help Protect Against Chimney Fires and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Real estate season and chimney inspections
- Get a Professional's Hand in the 'Job Jar'
- Prepping for a decathlon
- 'Chimney-related incidents' are no laughing matter
- Annual Chimney Inspections Save Lives - National Chimney Safety Week 2018
- NFPA Levels of Inspection - National Chimney Safety Week 2018
- How I was swept into the chimney industry
- Don’t just wing it when a Swift moves into your chimney
- Latest Consumer Product Safety Commission report on chimney fires reinforces need for annual inspection
- CSIA's response after firefighters in Laurel, MD rescue a victim of a chimney fire
- We need to vent about the dangers of clothes dryers
- Gas Fireplaces Too - National Chimney Safety Week 2018
- On display in D.C.
- Sweeping changes
- CSIA attributes drop in clothes dryer fires to increased public awareness
- EPA finalizes updates to air standards for future wood heaters
- Does that fireplace burn.... wood?
- We’re not watering down this threat to your chimney
- Worthy of a toast
- From DIY to disasters, Chimney Safety Institute of America is in the news
- Why masonry chimneys have to meet the 3-2-10 rule, and how a CSIA certified chimney sweep does the math
- Chimney Fires - National Chimney Safety Week
- Chimney Check: Don't give your chimney the cold shoulder; have it inspected now!
- CSIA uses everything we can to drive home our mission
- Putting the Safety in National Chimney SAFETY Week - Affirming Our Commitment to Technician Safety
- Certification Anniversary Milestones
- Summer: The Perfect Time to Clean Your Chimney
- What Homeowners Want to Know About Their Chimney and Venting System (in 2018)
- CSIA takes our message on the road
- Why CSIA issued a national news release today promoting chimney inspections
- Chimneys + knowledge = a safer you
- Why CSIA wants the insurance industry to understand the chimney industry
- CSIAccess for February 2015
- Homeowner Safety Brochures, All CSIA Publications Available Digitally
- Avoiding a chimney scam: Media advises for homeowners to use CSIA
- A warm welcome
- Using the classroom to better connect with customers
- It's National Chimney Safety Week
- TV News report: 'Make sure chimney sweeps you hire are certified through CSIA'
- Ask Russ: After Burning Season Maintenance
- Not One Log is Like Another
- Summer smell? A CSIA expert on what may be causing that stinky chimney or odor in the fireplace
- NCSG Convention Wrap-up: CSIA Auction & Award Winners
- That odor in your chimney could lead to something that really stinks
- Glass doors on the fireplace. To open or close? CSIA has the answer
- Chimney sweeping: 'Just about every part of it is better left to a professional' | syndicated radio interview
- CSIA Master Chimney Sweep® Pop-Up Inspections with Good Morning America
- Seasonal swings in chimney maintenance
- A message from John about safety
- Classes are over, but the education continues
- Inspections help prevent additional tragedy in the wake of storms
- Is your chimney the right height?
- CSIA evaluation of after-market parts includes lab tests on fireplaces
- CSIA Code of Ethics
- Pressure from CSIA & Sweeping Industry Leads to Pulling of Angie's List Article
- My three keys to improved dryer vent safety
- Cold weather and your chimney
- Why you want professionalism from your service provider, and that includes your chimney and venting
- CSIA debuts homeowner brochure at fire instructors conference
- Wood, still very good
- CSIA Provides First Annual Ashley H. Eldridge Education Scholarship
- Two class acts
- Chimney sweeps and our relationship with home inspectors
- The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire…if you’re not careful
- CSIA Board of Directors 2014-15
- Hot Off the Presses: Chimney Safety News
- Meet the CSIA top team devoted to educate chimney sweeps and dryer exhaust techs
- We “heart” Sweeps Week
- Building Wild: A Chimney Sweep lends a hand
- Put out a chimney fire by yourself? Your next step is to contact a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep
- Chimney Safety Institute of America Launches New Website
- Even advertisers get the value of a cozy fire
- Sky lantern inside the CSIA lab lifts learning
- Navigating the Nightmare of Multiple Chimney Repair Estimates -- Like a PRO.
- 'Know who you hire to be certain of safe, clean chimney': Media report from @WRAL
- Meet a home inspector who speaks chimney sweep's language
- UPDATE: CSIA's board looks ahead to 2020
- CSIA to pair C-DET credential with major air duct cleaners association
- Year in Review: CSIA's top video clicks of 2014 for chimney consumers
- Swift Lesson for Trademark Violator (don't be that guy)
- It's gonna get cold: Are you ready for winter?
- Tips for Buying a Wood Burning Stove
- CSIA providing support to Alliance For Green Heat 2014 wood stove event
- What the home inspector missed, a chimney sweep caught
- ASHI January conference, and lessons learned
- The top-down burn. Why a CSIA instructor says it's the best way to use your firebox
- Firefighters and media: Working collaboratively to educate homeowners on chimney fire dangers
- Finding solutions for leaking chimneys
- CSIA to kick-off busy 2016 with NCCSA visit
- Making the Most of CSIA Referrals
- Year in Review: Outreach and education highlights from 2014
- Survey says: Fireplaces and stoves are important to home buyers
- Always social
- Year in Review: CSIA's most-read chimney articles in 2014
- 2016 Recap and 2017 Preview
- The standard by which our industry is measured
- Inspect to Protect – 2016 National Chimney Safety Week
- Chimney Safety Institute of America's vision statement - Every family enjoys a safe, warm home
- Independence from chimney blockage
- D-I-Y? Rethink that when the 'honey do list' includes chimney work
- Light it right with the top down approach
- 2016 Chimney Safety Week: Know Your System
- Advocating for chimney sweeps and dryer exhaust technicians in Pittsburgh
- Washington Post features CSIA in story on #fireplace checkup advice
- Animal in your chimney or clothes dryer exhaust vent?
- Dryers, chimneys, roof flashing, and critter prevention on the '7 things to do now' list
- Wood you please buy local
- Why we support the new rule to prevent hot glass burn injuries
- Firefighters, chimney and dryer exhaust, and why CSIA exhibited at #fri15
- Your gas fireplace will love you if…
- CSIAccess makes debut
- Using a moisture meter in the field to distinguish wet firewood from dry firewood
- New Posts Coming Soon
- About your chimney at work
- Black Goose, Copperfield team up on a rescue
- Here's where to fill out CSIA's credential analysis surveys
- Wind and rain from warm-weather storms are no chimney's friend | #HurricanePrep Week
- A Swift Check of Your Chimney is Important Before the Season’s First Fire
- The hidden danger within ash
- CSIA's 2014 auction
- Don’t let your home become a headline
- What's involved in an annual chimney inspection versus an annual chimney sweep
- Rain, water, and common chimney issues in #Spring
- 2016 Chimney Safety Week: Know Your Wood
- Take it from the 'Fireplace Factory' and get your chimney inspected in the summer
- Chimney sweeps are sweet on swifts
- Why insist on a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep?
- Biggest home inspector trade show has chimney sweep factor thanks to CSIA
- CSIA's new e-learning platform makes debut: online chimney/venting education has never been easier
- A chimney's sweeps thoughts on fireplace and wood stove ash removal
- September's here, and with it comes National Chimney Safety Week | What fireplaces get inspected?
- CSIA instructor proud to be “pulling the cart”
- No June gloom for us at CSIA, which offers a full month of chimney sweep training and education
- "The heart of the chimney industry"
- In good company
- VIDEO: Experiencing a chimney fire
- California official to earthquake victims: Get your chimney inspected by a CSIA certified sweep
- An engineer explains his impressions of CSIA and chimney sweeps
- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from CSIA
- It's a labor of love for CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps
- Insurer: Chimneys are beautiful, but they need maintenance, too
- ASHI home inspection executive, member explain why they like CSIA
- Why we're surveying 1,500 chimney sweeps and exhaust pros
- Chimneys vent more than fireplaces - and are necessary for healthy environments
- CSIA increasing awareness of chimney inspection issues at a journalism convention
- CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps and C-DET technicians, available for hire
- NFI and CSIA agreement to mean discounts, improve access to education
- CSIA Provides Expert Instruction at NCCSA Winter Meeting
- Our Year in Media 2012
- Snow and ice can block chimneys and vents as well as clothes dryer exhausts
- What the U.S. can learn as fire departments in England educate homeowners about chimney fires
- That Time I Gave Away One of my Biggest Marketing Secrets for the Good of the Industry
- ‘Gas Hearth class’ at CSIA July 14-18 is a can’t-miss event
- 'Animal in my fireplace' and other critter-in-the-chimney encounters
- Fireman's Fund uses CSIA expertise to provide chimney safety to clients
- After 23 Years, CSIA Education Director's Passion Remains Strong
- CSIA Executive Director Announces Resignation Date
- The chimney is no place to get stuck; man lucky to be rescued after falling into flue
- "May" is a month of venting education
- Unsure of using your fireplace? A chimney inspection can help
- CSIA Names New Director of Marketing & Communications
- Using your fireplace after a power outage (#icestorm)
- CSIA applauds media appreciation for fireplaces as practical and decorative
- 2016 Chimney Safety Week: Know When to Call for Backup
- CSIA, MACA join forces on unique 2-day event
- NCSG and CSIA Announce New Association Manager
- CSIA education, chimney sweeping as a great career choice for U.S. veterans.
- Dare to inspect your own chimney? Here's what may be hidden above the damper
- Not competition, but collaboration
- (VIDEO) A Frightening Blast from the Past
- Going Green: The Benefits of Wood Burning Stoves and Inserts
- When "thermal shock" inside a chimney flue creates a worrisome crack
- CSIA Technology Center Chosen for Education Industry Tour
- (VIDEO) One-on-one with John Bently
- Chimney, clothes dryers make @goodhousemag 'Burn Your House Down' list
- Need to get a handle on your fireplace damper? CSIA can help
- Class work to keep your chimney clean
- What might be roosting in your chimney
- Sweep one for Zack
- How to find your CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep
- Thanks, to the firefighters who extinguish chimney fires
- Interview: One customer’s choice of a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep
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