Fireplaces are popular not only for heating the home but also for recreation. This also has lead to an explosion of fireplace accessories. All improvement stores have an array of choices for these accessories. These accessories include a wood cradle, heat resistant gloves, a fireplace screen and pokers. These are only some of the items that are available. Once the fire place accessories are ready, safety would be the next measure as fire is not a play thing. The wood cradle is used to carry logs from one place to another. The gloves and the pokers will provide safety for the hands and fingers when working with fire. The fireplace screen keeps people at a distance from the fire. The fireplace is a dangerous device. Another device that is dangerous too, is the wood burning stove. Poor installation and lack of maintenance of the wood burning stoves could lead to a serious fire hazard. Since these devices can easily cause fire even with the slightest carelessness, a professional home inspector would carefully evaluate these things before usage. Apart from the inspection by the professional home inspector who does the inspection visually, there would also be a second stage inspection to avoid any serious risk that could take place.