There’s nothing like the crackle of a campfire or the cozy glow of a fireplace to make any moment feel special. But getting that fire going? That can be a hassle without the right tools. Enter DIY wax ...

Without a great fire starter, you’ll never get those larger logs blazing, so you’ll never be able to toast marshmallows, warm your chilled bones or ward off that hungry wolf pack prowling just beyond ...

A box of matches or a pocket lighter are foolproof options for starting a fire. But what happens when your lighter runs out of fuel or your box of matches gets wet? Having an old fashioned fire ...

Before starting a fire, open the fireplace damper so smoke can properly exit through the chimney. Use kiln-dried firewood for the cleanest burn and least chimney build-up. Kindling lights quickly, but ...

Q: I live in an older home in San Mateo. I think it was built about 1930. It's two stories and has a masonry fireplace in the ground-floor living room. The home has natural gas central heating and a ...

Yuval Noah Harari points out that, around 300 thousand years ago, Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and ancestors of Homo sapiens already used fire daily. According to the author of the international ...