A wide range of accessories are used with fireplaces, which vary between countries and regions, and historical periods.

   For the interior, common in recent Western cultures are grates, fireguards, logboxes, andirons pellet baskets, and fire dogs, all of which cradle fuel and accelerate burning. Heavy metal firebacks are sometimes used to capture and reradiate heat, to protect the back of the fireplace, and as decoration.

   For fireplace tending, tools include pokers, bellows, tongs, shovels, brushes and toolstands