Pacific Northwest - Forrest Fires

[aczlan]

From the website - Under this regulation, it is illegal to burn wood, firelogs, pellets, or other solid fuels in your fireplace, woodstove, outdoor fire pit, or other wood-burning device on days for which the Air District issues a Winter Spare the Air Alert.

Ah, so on certain DAYS where air quality would be worsened due to particulates, unless:

(A) Residential or commercial properties where a wood -burning device is the sole source of heat; or
(B) A low income household; or
(C) Residential or commercial properties where there is no existing infrastructure for natural gas service within 150 feet of the property line; or
(D) Residential or commercial properties located 3,000 or more feet above mean sea level; or
(E) Ceremonial fires exempted under Rule 444 - Open Burning.

So, pretty much on certain days in urban areas when air quality is a problem because of the mass of humanity living there... Offer not valid if it's your only source of heat, you're low income, you don't have natural gas within 150 feet, you're above 3,000 feet elevation or you are hosting a Pagan celebration.

Or as the TBN Conservatives like to say "OMG, it's against the law to burn wood in California because libs, libs, LIBS!"

What was you saying again about strawmen?

Try this site for it applies to a particular area:

Effective November 1, 2016 - Regulation 6, Rule 3, Section 110.1 requires anyone whose sole source of heat is a wood-burning device to utilize an EPA-certified or pellet-fueled device that is registered with the Air District for an exemption from the burn ban. An open hearth fireplace will no longer qualify for an exemption.
You must register your EPA-certified or pellet-fueled device with the Air District to be exempt from the burn ban alerts by November 1, 2016 or you are no longer exempt and subject to penalty for a violation.

So, if a woodstove is your sole source of heat, your MUST buy a multi thousand dollar EPA certified woodstove (and even if you buy a used one, IIRC it must be a catalytic model and installed by a "certified woodstove installer" (note that the catalyst will probbaly need to be replaced on a used stove to be "compliant"))

Effective November 1, 2016 - Bay Area residents who begin a chimney or fireplace remodeling project that costs over $15,000 and requires a building permit will only be allowed to install a gas-fueled, electric or EPA-certified device.
Effective November 1, 2016 - No wood-burning devices of any kind may be installed in new homes or buildings being constructed in the Bay Area.

And there is a ban for you...
You can "keep your current stove if you like it" but ONLY if it complies with the new rules...
There are members on here (Ultrarunner comes to mind) who live in the area, who have been required to remove or upgrade any wood stoves and who cannot give away seasoned split oak firewood.
So, yes its theoretically possible to legally burn wood, but its about a likely as the average person getting a concealed carry permit in NYC or Washington DC.

Aaron Z

 

[bcp]

Since noon Sunday, about 1 1/2 inch in my gauge 20 miles east of Vancouver WA.

Bruce

 

[vvanders]

Try this site for it applies to a particular area:

So, if a woodstove is your sole source of heat, your MUST buy a multi thousand dollar EPA certified woodstove (and even if you buy a used one, IIRC it must be a catalytic model and installed by a "certified woodstove installer" (note that the catalyst will probbaly need to be replaced on a used stove to be "compliant"))


And there is a ban for you...
You can "keep your current stove if you like it" but ONLY if it complies with the new rules...
There are members on here (Ultrarunner comes to mind) who live in the area, who have been required to remove or upgrade any wood stoves and who cannot give away seasoned split oak firewood.
So, yes its theoretically possible to legally burn wood, but its about a likely as the average person getting a concealed carry permit in NYC or Washington DC.

Aaron Z

Like we said earlier, if you want to go talk about California's wood burning policies go ahead and start your own thread.

We're talking about the PNW here, the Bay and surrounding areas are something completely different. Heck, if you want to get chased out Oregon the fastest way is to mention you're from California.

 

[vvanders]

Since noon Sunday, about 1 1/2 inch in my gauge 20 miles east of Vancouver WA.

Bruce

Sheesh, you got twice the rain we did, only 0.63 inches just north of Woodland.

The diversity in downpour has been pretty surprising it seems like any where near the Columbia getting a lot less. I hope the ground is holding up in those burn areas, bad combo to go from so little rain to so much.

 

[bcp]

For years we compared reported totals in Vancouver to our rain gauges. Almost exactly double on the average. This is about 8 miles N of the Columbia, back in the hills at about 1100 ft altitude.

Bruce

 

[oosik]

Its been dry for so long here my rain gage quit in July - think it needs a new battery. Anyhow, it continues to rain here - started up again around 4:30am.

 

[dragoneggs]

For years we compared reported totals in Vancouver to our rain gauges. Almost exactly double on the average. This is about 8 miles N of the Columbia, back in the hills at about 1100 ft altitude.

Bruce

You are in the hills just east of Camas? Love the area. Just was down there a couple weeks ago visiting friends.

 

[bcp]

North of Camas.

Bruce

 

[bcp]

Forecast at my location:

Bruce

 

[not2old]

I live in central b.c., about 200 miles mostly north of Spokane. Our summer here has been the same as most of the previous posts. Wasted money on insurance for my dirt bike this year and even the Harley hasn't gone far. Nearest fire was about 10 miles away and thankfully only a couple of acres. Fires 75 miles to the west supplied air that you could taste and sore throats. Been better the last few days but still not gone.