A fire pit has a combustion chamber with a perforated floor, a chute below the perforated floor directing ash and debris from the floor to an area below the chute, and a removable ash pan occupying the area below the chute and having a handle affixed thereto.

An ash remover for removing ashes from a wood burning stove or fireplace includes a housing with top and bottom walls, spaced-apart side walls, a rear wall, and a front door. A fixed gripping handle projects outwardly from the rear wall of the housing. A pivotable gripping handle is mounted to the side walls of the housing of the ash remover. The ash remover may be used in combination with a sifting tool to separate burning embers from ashes prior to removing the ashes from the wood burning stove or fireplace.

The present invention was founded on the basic object of providing an apparatus for safely and efficiently sifting dust and ash and other relative small particles from larger particles, such as incompletely burned coals. A further object of the invention is to provide a sieve that enables a sifting of particulate matter from incompletely burned coals while inside a combustion chamber of a fireplace, stove, or the like. In an exemplary embodiment the invention includes a sieve with sides and bottom having a plurality of apertures dimensioned so that the sieve sides and bottom fit entirely within the confines of the object to be cleaned, and a handle fixed to the sieve such that the handle does not extend far, such as 1/2 or less, above the top of the sieve.

A fire grate assembly for burning solid fuel is discussed in the present disclosure. In one exemplary embodiment, a metal frame has a grate for supporting solid fuel during combustion and, below the grate, a hot coal and ash filter having an undulating upper surface for separating hot coals of different sizes, filtering out ash, and allowing vertical airflow through the hot coals. The assembly may also have a cage extending generally upwards from the solid fuel supporting grate perimeter to help retain the solid fuel thereon and may also have projections extending from the frame to support the hot coal and ash filter above a surface.