Idaho installation guides.
Start with your city’s permit office and the rules that apply to your property. Idaho DEQ also publishes air-quality advisories to check when planning wood heat.
Idaho DEQ air-quality advisoriesChoose your city.
Boise
Treasure ValleyBoise explicitly lists wood stoves and fireplace inserts in its mechanical-permit guidance.
Read the guideCaldwell
Canyon County / Treasure ValleyIn Caldwell, a solid fuel heating appliance permit comes from the Fire Department, not only the building office, and denials go to a dedicated Solid Fuel Heating Appliance Appeals and Advisory Board.
Read the guideCoeur d’Alene
Kootenai County / North IdahoCoeur d’Alene’s own mechanical permit form lists woodstoves and fireplace inserts as a fee line, and the city designs for a −1°F winter temperature and 60 psf ground snow load.
Read the guideIdaho Falls
Bonneville County / Eastern IdahoIdaho DEQ says there are no local burn ordinances for its Idaho Falls region, unlike Pocatello and the Treasure Valley, where cities limit wood burning on poor-air days.
Read the guideNampa
Canyon County / Treasure ValleyNampa code says no solid fuel heater may be operated until it has a city mechanical permit and has passed the required approval and inspection.
Read the guidePocatello
Bannock County / Portneuf ValleyPocatello requires a Fire Department permit to install any wood stove, and during a DEQ air quality alert only EPA-certified stoves may keep burning while fireplaces must go out.
Read the guidePost Falls
Kootenai County / North IdahoPost Falls’ building fee schedule has its own mechanical permit line for solid fuel stoves and inserts, which it says must be listed, and the city designs for a 56 psf ground snow load.
Read the guideRexburg
Madison County / Upper Snake River ValleyRexburg’s short-term rental rules say mechanical work on a rental property must be done by a licensed mechanical contractor who is not the owner, so this guide fits homeowners and landlords, not student tenants.
Read the guideTwin Falls
Twin Falls County / Magic ValleyTwin Falls splits inspections by address: inside city limits the city inspects, but in its area of impact the county handles mechanical inspections.
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We add guides as local research is completed. Rules and business coverage vary by address. Explore national planning guides for areas not yet covered.