The Hartford Courant has it right; firewood needs to be locally cut. Their recent article Asian Longhorned Beetle Threatens State's Forests is dead-on when it talks about needing to use firewood only cut in Connecticut. The threat to this state's forests, which are directly adjacent to neighboring states with Asian longhorned beetle infestations and Emerald ash borer infestations, is very real.
 

The recent meeting of the National Association of State Foresters included an excellent resolution on the issue of firewood and how a consistent, national measure is preferable to the current system. Currently, the firewood issue is dealt with in a way that I personally worry is fractured- each state, or pest, or sometimes county, has its own set of regulations.

Being consistent is a key to being understood by the public. NASF understands this, which I why I want to applaud their call for consistency at a national level.