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Burn Wise Education Campaign

Burn Wise Education Campaign. Leigh Herrington U.S. EPA. Objective. To promote responsible wood-burning techniques and educate users on the connection between what they burn, how they burn, and the impacts on their health and the environment. Promote safety, savings, and energy efficiency.

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Burn Wise Education Campaign

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  1. Burn WiseEducation Campaign Leigh Herrington U.S. EPA

  2. Objective • To promote responsible wood-burning techniques and educate users on the connection between what they burn, how they burn, and the impacts on their health and the environment. • Promote safety, savings, and energy efficiency. • Do not want to encourage more wood burning, just responsible burning.

  3. Message Burn the right wood. Save money and time. Burn only dry, seasoned wood and maintain a hot fire. The right way. Keep your home safer. Have a certified technician install and annually service your appliance. In the right appliance. Make your home healthier. Upgrade to an efficient, EPA-approved wood-burning appliance.

  4. What to Burn • Burn dry or “seasoned” wood that is the right size for your appliance. • Start with a small fire with dry kindling and a few pieces of wood. • Keep space between the firewood as you gradually add more to the fire. • Never burn garbage, treated lumber, or saltwater driftwood. They can damage your stove and cause serious health issues. • Check before you burn to see if there is a local burn ban. If there is a burn ban, try to avoid using your fireplace or wood stove. • A smoldering fire, “dirty” glass doors, or smoke from the chimney are all signs that the fire needs more air or your wood is too moist. • Have your stove and chimney professionally inspected and serviced yearly. • If available, refer to your owner’s manual for specific start-up guidelines.

  5. Storage In the fall, move wood to winter storage Courtesy of the Makah Nation

  6. Old “Conventional” Wood Stoves (Built before 1990) Courtesy of March Runner

  7. EPA – Certified Woodstoves • Newer wood stoves use less fuel for the same amount of heat than older models.

  8. epa.gov/burnwise

  9. Additional Materials • Widgets • Tribal Outreach Brochures (Draft) • Chimney Sweep Tear Pads • PSAs (15, 30 and 60-second) • Dirty Little Secrets Brochures/ Posters

  10. Funding • HUD: Block Grants for Tribes • USDA: Rural Development Grant/Loans • DOE: Weatherization • HHS: Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program • EPA: Pilot projects, Indoor Air, Community Grants • Supplemental Environmental Projects • Hearth Industry Discounts • Federal and some state tax credits (10%, up to $500)

  11. Potential Partners • Health Departments • Housing Departments • Energy Departments (Weatherization grants) • Schools • Chimney Sweeps • Hearth Retailers • American Lung Association • Firefighters • Environmental Groups • Local Businesses • Transportation Departments • Scrap Metal Recycling

  12. Resources Tribes that have conducted changeouts • Makah Tribe, WA Contact: Dana Sarff, mtcairqual@centurytel.net • Nez Perce Tribe, ID • Contact: JohnaBoulafentis, johnab@nezperce.org • Oneida Nation, WI • Contact: Jeff Mears, JMEARS@oneidanation.org • Puyallup Tribe, WA • Contact: Mary Basballe, Mary.Basballe@puyalluptribe.com • Swinomish Tribe, WA • Contact: Tony Basabe, tbasabe@swinomish.nsn.us

  13. Want more information? Herrington.Leigh@epa.gov or 919-541-0882 www.epa.gov/burnwise

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