Personal wood smoke stories
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…
Trapped inside with taped up windows
From March to October I’ve had to tape up every window in our house to stop the smoke from neighbouring chimneys…
Wood smoke causes breathing difficulties
My quality of life declines as my right to breathe clean air is completely disregarded…
Wood heaters and planned burns
The smoke from a neighbour’s wood heater fills the house… Planned burns by government reduce the air quality for days on end…
Wood smoke and illness
My next door neighbor burns wood. During the winter his stove is running 12–18 hours straight.
No escaping wood smoke in Victoria, Australia
I left the area, only to be faced with woodsmoke issues from wood stoves and fire pits in the new area.
Damaged health and distress in Maine
I have next door neighbors who have a fire pit in which they burn brush and yard debris 4 to 5 days a week for 6–12 hours a day…
The smoke is overwhelming
It’s very acrid and so strong it comes indoors even with all windows shut. I frequently have burning eyes and nose or coughing…
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