You have another reminder to get your furnace checked during this month’s cold snap after a furnace caught fire near the Brussels/Forestville line in Door County Tuesday morning. Crews from the Southern Door and Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department made their way to Marsh Road just before 7:15 a.m. after the trailer home’s owner called 911. The owner’s furnace caught fire and stayed ablaze even after they turned off the unit’s fuel source. The fire eventually went out on its own before crews even needed to extinguish it and crews were gone less than a half-hour. BUG Fire Chief Curt Vandertie says it is a reminder to make sure a heating and cooling professional visits your home this winter to make sure you are safe for the remainder of winter.

Your furnace will likely get a workout over the next two weeks with single digit lows expected for 10 of the 14 days.