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Home Heating Burn Bans

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Current burn ban status in Ecology's jurisdiction:

		Stage 2 (Red) Burn Bans (ALL burning is banned) in: No Ecology counties 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: Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens Counties - Burn Ban Ends 10 AM Monday, February 6 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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