Personal wood smoke stories

Real people experience real harm and a reduced quality of life due to involuntary exposure to wood smoke pollution.

We believe it’s important to convey the human side of this issue as well as the science.

What’s your wood smoke story?

Neighbors of wood burners have shared the following stories with us. Use the form below to share your wood smoke story.

1 Stories total.

Smoked out in a smokeless zone

…The first winter they burnt kitchen cabinets, old furniture, chipboard, plywood, painted wood, fence panels etc…

There are no laws to protect us

I spent a lot of time outside gardening and enjoying clean country air until our new neighbors moved in next door.…

Smoked out in New South Wales

Here we have smoke from other people’s wood fires for most of the day for at least 8 months of the year..

Firepits in Saskatoon

…Our neighbor burns a firepit despite being told of our health problems. They say it’s only smoke and the fire dept says they can…

Breathless in Belfast

…More than a dozen smoking chimneys are in the area, from none ~3 yrs ago.…

Driven from our dream home

We could finally afford to buy our dream home in Alberta but were driven out by neighbours’ wood smoke…

House reeks of smoke

…Long after he stops burning for the season, my house, coated in smoke, reeks.

Winter in Tasmania

…I have just bought a $3,000 purifier that I cannot afford but I cannot endure the next 5 months without one…

Serious health issues and wood smoke in New Zealand

…I can’t take much more of this! My husband died from a brain tumor and I have had breast cancer.

Share your story

Is your neighbor’s wood burning affecting you? We want to hear about it!

Sharing your wood smoke story helps to increase awareness of the problem.

We ask for your name and email address so we can contact you about your story. We’ll only publish your name if you tell us to. Email addresses are never published.

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