Localized harm

Personal wood smoke stories

Smoke pours out of the chimney of a yellow house next to some trees.

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

If you are affected by someone else’s wood burning, you are not alone.

How is wood smoke affecting you?

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

1 Stories total.

Backyard campfires in New York State

I have a neighbor who continually has campfires 30 feet from my house.…

Wood-burning heaters in Sydney

My neighbours have their wood fire going for 16 hours every day each year for five months. It is relentless…

Wood smoke in Davis, California

I haven’t been able to go outside for a walk with my dog at night the entire winter in Davis, California…

We feel desperate

Although our nearest neighbour is a field away we still can smell wood smoke…

Wood burners in Oxfordshire

Since I moved here, several wood-burners have been installed in neighbouring houses…

We feel trapped

We had no idea it would be this bad.…I am being robbed of my own health — by others.

Smoke gets in the house

We have been suffering from wood smoke for the last 6 years…

More wood smoke in the Netherlands

…the level of air pollution has increased dramatically over the last years due to the burning of wood.…

More smoke in Orlando

The last few years we have noticed a dramatic increase in neighborhood smoke that is so thick you can taste it.…

Tell your story

Does your neighbor’s wood burning affect you? We want to hear about it!  

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

We only ask for your name and email address so we can contact you about your story. We don’t use this information for any other purpose.

We’ll only publish your (first) name if you tell us to. Email addresses are never published.

If you’d like to include a photo or video, tell us in the text of your message. We will contact you with information on how you can send it to us.
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