Woodstoves 

Smoke created from wood burning can be a significant source of air pollution and can have serious health consequences for those with asthma, respiratory or heart conditions, or other illnesses. Children and the elderly are especially at risk. DEQ has developed the statewide woodstove program to promote the use of cleaner burning woodstoves, and to help homeowners burn more efficiently and with less pollution. Your community may have additional rules governing the use of woodstoves and fireplaces. Check with your city or county government to ask about local wood smoke ordinances.

Consumer Alert!

• Buying or selling Woodstoves: stoves must be certified.
• See woodstove certification labels
• EPA list of Certified Woodstoves PDF
• EPA list of Exempt Appliances PDF
• State Tax Credit for High-Efficiency Wood and Pellet Stoves

Selling your Home – Removal of an Non-certified Woodstove

Beginning August 1, 2010, if you are selling a home with an uncertified woodstove in it, you will be required to remove this device. The 2009 Oregon Legislature signed Senate Bill 102 into law requiring the removal of any non-certified woodstove from a home when it is sold. This bill is part of a program to help protect Oregonians from uncontrolled wood smoke. Oregon DEQ will be proposing rules in the next few months to establish the removal notification requirements for homeowners. If you would like to be informed of these rules as they are being developed, please click here.

Residents of Deschutes County, Jackson County, Klamath County, the city of Lakeview, and the cities of Bend and Medford currently have regulations that require homeowners to remove a non-certified solid fuel heating device when a home is sold. If you are a resident of these areas, please check with your local agency to determine what requirements apply to you.

My neighbor's wood smoke is affecting my health.

• What can I do?

Give your neighbor some information about Woodsmoke and health effects with this handy fact sheet:

• Woodsmoke Pollution, Burn Smart! PDF
• General comparison of particulate pollution from home heating devises PDF

Tips for better burning

• Frequently asked questions
• Woodburning 101
• Burn Wise program from EPA: emphasizes the importance of burning the right wood, the right way.

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