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.

Misery in Salem, Oregon

The smoke inside my closed up house is so bad that my asthma has turned into COPD.…

Lost our home

We decided to cut our losses and put our home up for sale in June… We are currently living in our camper…

Can’t keep smoke out

It seeps inside and even 2 HEPA air purifiers are no match…

Chimney near bedroom window

My new neighbours installed a wood burning stove a few months ago. The outlet is VERY near my bedroom window.…

Wood smoke caused lung disease

Doctor looked at me, “you have to stop smoking”! I said, never smoked in my life. It was the wood smoke…

Smoke travels up to our house

We have a HEPA air purifier in our main living area and a smaller one in our bedroom and somehow you can still smell the smoke.

Unnecessary pollution in Devon

…Autumn and winter mean lots of woodsmoke (also other types), from modern housing as well as older properties…

Smoke-filled neighborhood in Delaware

…I have lost the ability to enjoy the outdoors on my own property.…

Wood boiler misery in Kassel

…It's not only damaging my lungs, the stress and the powerlessness is making me sick 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.

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