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<br />Page 18│Kittitas County Air Quality Survey│9/30/2014 <br /> <br />Education & Outreach <br />The primary audience of an educatfon and outreach program would be individuals that engage in <br />burning large amounts of solid fuel that may not be aware of current air quality issues or how their <br />behaviors may contribute to pollutfon. Sixty percent of indoor wood burners surveyed report using a <br />wood stove and 47% report having a fireplace. Almost all of the individuals who burn in a woodstove <br />or a fireplace as a primary or secondary heat source report understanding the importance of <br />“seasoning” wood. However, very few report understanding partfculate matter pollutfon. Less than <br />half (41%) of these individuals feel that poor air quality is a significant environmental issue. Looking <br />solely at the respondents who burn wood as a heat source, 52% report having a certffied stove <br />which leaves 48% who are unsure if their equipment is manufactured before 1995 or uncertffied. <br />These individuals may benefit from educatfon regarding how to get the most effectfve burn from <br />heatfng equipment or how to access programs that allow for free or discounted equipment <br />upgrades. According to survey results, 63% of the individual who report heatfng with wood live <br />outside the city limits. More of these individuals report living in lower county (62%) , however, a <br />significant amount reside in upper county as well (38%). When designing outreach programs, it will <br />be important to factor in equal distributfon in both upper and lower Kittitas County. <br /> FIGURE 18: Profile of Indoor Wood Burners