KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health officials announced wood stove air quality season will begin Thursday, October 15, in the air quality zone. Woodstove restrictions begin at that time.

A color-coded burning notice will be made each day through March 15. These include:

Green days: burning a fireplace, wood stove or wood stove insert will be allowed.
Yellow days: fireplaces and non-certified woodstoves are not allowed to be used, while certified wood stoves are allowed.
Red days: only low-income households with low emission woodstoves are allowed to burn with a Klamath County Public Health exemption.
Red Health Alert days: all burning of firewood is prohibited.

Woodstove air quality daily notices are published by 8:30 AM on the Klamath Falls News Burn Advisory Page, Klamath County website at airquality.klamathcounty.org, Klamath County Public Health’s Facebook page, on the air quality message board at the Fairgrounds, and on the phone message at 541-882-BURN (882-2876).