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The Benefits of an Outdoor Wood Stove

• Protects against chimney and house fires• Protects small children from being burned• Endorsed by a Sudbury Fire Fighter• Environmentally Responsible

– Uses a Renewable Energy Source– Allows us to rely less on foreign oil– Carbon Neutral – EPA Report “emissions were of the same

order as other stick wood burning appliances.”

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Facts About Wood Burning• Indoor Wood Stoves

– 300-400 cord per year sold by Rusty’s Tree Service alone to Sudbury and surrounding town’s

– A Supplemental Heat Source– 75-80% of Wood Stoves in use today are not EPA Certified– To install a wood stove today in Sudbury, it does not have to be

EPA certified only UL certified.

• 1,099 Outdoor Burning Permits issued (1 out of 5 homes)

• Fire Fighting Academy Burns 10-12 times a day simulating a small house fire for training purposes

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Sources of Particle Matter

Automobiles

Diesel Trucks/Buses

Road Paving

Wood BurningAgricultural Operations

Construction

Lawn Mowers

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As a Responsible OWB Owner

• Burn well seasoned firewood• Stack Height is 30 feet • Spent an additional $2,500.00 on our

original $12,500.00 investment to increase stack height and install a draft inducer due to one complaint

• Voluntarily Will Shut down May 1 in alignment with outdoor burning season

• Support Fair Regulations

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What will be next?

• Indoor Woodstoves and Fireplaces?

• All Outdoor Wood Burning?

This Article will set the precedent!

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Here are the two most important reasons why we chose an Outdoor

Wood Burner.