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Washington State Department of Ecology

AIR QUALITY

Home Heating Burn Bans

Current burn ban status in Ecology's jurisdiction:

Stage 2 (Red) Burn Bans (ALL burning is banned) in:

No counties in Ecology's area
Check www.waburnbans.net for all Washington counties

Stage 1 (Yellow) Burn Bans (Using uncertified wood stoves or fireplaces, outdoor burning, and forest burning are banned) in:

No counties in Ecology's area
Check www.waburnbans.net for all Washington counties

Ecology calls burn bans only in counties where there is no local air quality agency. These counties are: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties.

For burn ban information in all counties, go to www.waburnbans.net and click on the county.

Note: Burn bans do not apply to homes with no other source of adequate heat.

More information about wood smoke:

Ecology's Wood Stoves and Fireplaces page
Local Air Quality Agencies - Can also call Burn Bans.
US Environmental Protection Agency Reservations Burn Bans
Wood Stoves that Meet Washington State Emission Standards Excel Format
Pellet Stoves that Meet Washington State Emission Standards Excel Format
Fireplaces that Meet Washington State Emission Standards Excel Format

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