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Firings are run with enrolled students; there are no public firings.", "includes": null, "crew_needed": false, "first_atmospheric_ok": null, "source_url": "https://www.airquality.org/StationarySources/Documents/Wood%20Fired%20Ceramic%20Kiln%20BACT%20174.pdf", "evidence_sentence": null, "evidence_quote": null, "evidence_url": null, "signup_url": null, "checked": "2026-10-04", "added_by": "manual", "title": "Wood firing in CSU Sacramento ceramics courses", "status": "students", "key_date": "Not open to the general public", "who_can_join": "Enrolled students only" } ] }, { "id": "calimpong-kiln-shed", "org": "The Kiln Shed (Conrad Calimpong)", "kind": "private_kiln", "public": false, "region": "North Coast / Humboldt", "state": "CA", "city": "Ferndale", "lat": 40.57785, "lng": -124.26211, "location_precision": "approximate", "address": null, "location_note": "Private kiln. 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