Tumble dryers are a home appliance that many of us take for granted. We toss damp clothes in, and we get dry clothes out. End of story. But that’s not where the tale ends for some unfortunate ...

One of the more unsafe, overlooked maintenance items in a home is your dryer vent. The National Fire Protection Association reports nearly 17,000 home clothes dryers catch fire yearly resulting in, on ...

SPOKANE, Wash.– The Spokane Fire Department says more than 16,000 residential fires started by dryers happen every year across the U.S. Spokane fire officials say checking your dryer vent often can ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

Bensalem Township Fire Rescue shares a safety tip on social media about the fire risk from clogged dryer vents.

Have you ever wondered why your clothes were still damp after running a dryer cycle? Have you ever wondered why the area around your dryer is always cold in the winter? Have you ever wondered why the ...

LAKEWOOD – A dryer vent is being blamed for a house fire. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. the Lakewood Fire Department along with Ashville, Busti, and Celoron Fire Departments were dispatched to a ...

Have you ever watched professional dryer vent cleaning in action? I just did. Amazing how fast and efficiently that crew worked to take care of all 32 units in my condo complex. Equally amazing was ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A woman in Clearwater lost everything in a fire that officials say started with her dryer. “My dryer was on fire. That’s all I know," said Melody Snow. The call came in shortly ...

Tumble dryers are a home appliance that many of us take for granted. We toss damp clothes in, and we get dry clothes out. End of story. But that’s not where the tale ends for some unfortunate ...