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.

Wood smoke in a small Indiana town

…even with the insulating plastic on the windows it feels like it just pours in.…

Polluted Salt Spring Island

…even gathering our mail we have to judge if it is “safe” to go outside.…

Another polluted day at home

…This is the result of “burn better.” It doesn’t work!

Polluted air in a small Maine town

…outdoor air quality sensors register harmful elevated particulate matter on what would otherwise be beautiful days…

Difficult to breathe

I’ve been dealing with lung disease for the past few years and neighborhood smoke is devastating my life…

Misery in Nevada

I ended up getting so sick! Constant anti-inflammatory and steroid shots, pills, inhalers, nebulizer machine, visits to the hospital, etc.…

Hawaiian nightmare

Open burning is not allowed, but if you say you are cooking it is legal…

Toxic burning in Melbourne suburb

The mental and emotional toll, as well as physical impacts of this experience, still plague me personally…

Cooking fires next door

…neighbors in front of me have a fire hearth for cooking and they sell to the public also…

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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