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 by a Defra-approved stove

…Three air purifiers in the house, no ventilation possible, caused mould for the first time ever… Soot on the walls…

Severe smoke pollution in Western Australia

…There are just so many wood heaters that as soon as the wind eases off we are swamped with smoke…

Dreading autumn in Sydney suburb

I never noticed how bad residential wood fire smoke could get until I moved to a certain Sydney suburb many years ago now.

Pellet stoves pollute too

I would like to share my own personal experience breathing the emissions from a nearby pellet stove about a decade ago…

Fire pits burn all day

We have an imported “Nordic Spa” across the road from us. Several open wood burning fire pits still burning 14 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Fire pits ruin evenings

…these smokers’ rights trump my rights—they can dump their smoke on my lot, so I can’t use my property the way I choose.

A growing problem in Japan

Wood-burning stoves have become a problem even in residential areas of Japan…

Chimney right next to bedroom window

Our neighbour installed a wood burner where the flue exits close to our main bedroom window…

Cancer and polluted air in Oregon

…The power to pollute that is in the hands of any one person or family, is way out of proportion to the benefit.…

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.

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