Washington installation guides.
Washington’s Clean Air Act (RCW 70A.15) sets statewide woodstove emission standards, bars installing used uncertified devices and defines first- and second-stage burn bans, with an exception for emergency power outages. Local clean air agencies call the bans.
RCW 70A.15 Washington Clean Air ActChoose your city.
Pullman
Whitman County / the PalouseAbout two-thirds of Pullman’s homes are rented, so this guide is for owners of detached houses, and the dealers that name Pullman are mostly across the line in Idaho.
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Spokane County / Inland NorthwestWashington law says a burn ban does not stop anyone from burning wood in a solid fuel device during an emergency power outage.
Read the guideSpokane Valley
Spokane County / Inland NorthwestSpokane Valley’s own mechanical permit application lists freestanding wood stove systems and wood or pellet stove inserts as separate fixture lines.
Read the guideWenatchee
Chelan County / Wenatchee ValleyChelan County has no local clean air agency, so Washington Ecology itself calls Wenatchee’s burn bans, and state law lets you burn in an emergency power outage even under a ban.
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