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Wood-Burning Changeout Guide

The Burn Wise Program ran from 2009 to 2025. The website serves as a historic record; EPA is no longer updating program content as of October 30, 2025.

The Changeout Guide identifies best practices and recommendations for a successful wood-burning changeout program and offers other considerations to maximize funding and air quality benefits.

Burn Wise Wood-Burning Changeout Guide (pdf) (997.47 KB, 2014)
Links updated in February 2022.