What makes fireplace inspection different in Brentwood
The Getty Fire started beside the 405 near the Getty Center in October 2019 and burned into Brentwood hillside streets. The Skirball Fire burned across the Sepulveda Pass two years before. Canyon homes here get the spark arrestor and cap checked on every visit, and the condition goes in writing. A typical visit here covers full firebox and refractory panel inspection, damper operation and sealing test, and smoke shelf and smoke chamber evaluation, because the scope should follow what the chimney needs, not a form filled out before anyone gets on the roof.

