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.

The smoke is everywhere

The neighbor’s smoke is everywhere…I can smell the smoke as I’m writing this…

Wood smoke led to child’s medical emergency

…my then 12-year old daughter who is asthmatic couldn’t breathe and her inhaler made no difference…

Chimney below bedroom window

These wood burning stoves… are not just a nuisance but a danger…

The smoke stays trapped in winter

…my right to breathe fresh air is trumped by those who want to burn anything they can…

Canadians need a right to clean air

…The worst period of exposure was as a school crossing guard for 7 years…

Despair in Queensland

I am an elderly person who has suffered from wretched chimney smoke for over 10 years now… It’s like living in some kind of hell.

Acrid smoke in Norwich

…both our back and front gardens are filled with thick, acrid smoke that makes your eyes sting and your throat sore.

A massive physical and mental impact

My children and I are currently prisoners of our home due to our neighbours’ fireplace…

No right to clean air

I have asthma and struggle to breathe throughout the cold months due to my neighbours’ chimney smoke…

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.

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