Personal wood smoke stories
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…
Cancer with wood smoke
So we pay the price for ignorance, poor ordinance, years of fighting for our property rights, the stress, the duress, the financial burdens, and now the physical death of my husband…
Smoke pollution in Austria
The end result is that the air quality…is much worse than in many urban areas I have lived before…
Coughing from smoke in Fife
I am so angry at being forced to breathe this in knowing how dangerous it is.
Too many using wood stoves in a UK village
Laughingly the local council state that we are a clean air zone – I think it’s cleaner in London in the winter!
Vermont neighbors don’t care
I have a heart condition and have to run two big air purifiers 24/7 and sometimes the smoke is so bad I can’t go out in my yard.
No break from smoke in the Bay Area
I would think they’d welcome the fresh air when we finally get it rather than immediately adding more smoke to the air.
Asthma in a smoked-out smoke control area
There are three people living in our house with asthma… I bought an air quality meter and the air is often at dangerous levels.
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