A Chimney Sweep

Bruce Chapman is a chimney sweep. He is going to work. His clothes are unusual for a worker. He is wearing a tall hat, a formal coat, and a silk tie. He has a broom in his hand. Many chimney sweeps dress this special way. Now Bruce is ringing the bell. After he enters the house, he changes his clothes.

Sweeping chimneys is a very old and dangerous job. Chimney sweeps today use expensive, modern equipment instead of brooms. They only carry the brooms. They store their equipment in their trucks.

Bruce has air tanks so he does not breathe toxic substances. Now he is covering his body, face, and hands to clean the chimney. Bruce has tools of many different shapes. He is filling the room with his tools.

Bruce finds spider webs, insects, and a small dead animal in the chimney. Now the chimney is clean, but Bruce's work is not finished yet. He is cleaning the room and putting his tools back into the truck.

Chimney sweeps save lives. Chimney fires are dangerous and expensive. Twenty-eight percent of all house fires start in unsafe, dirty chimneys. If people do not have enough money to pay a chimney sweep, they clean their own chimneys.