Personal wood smoke stories
Constant smoke in Northwest England
…throughout winter we face a constant smoke nuisance from wood burners…
Smoky southern France
It’s just November, and already there is an ever-present smell of smoke…
Pizza restaurant smokes out home
Our lives and health are no match for the money-making business of wood-fired pizza…
Panic and coughing
…I have 3 neighbors that burn wood and other items in outdoor furnaces and indoor wood stoves…
Air quality deteriorating in a smoke control area
More and more of my neighbours are opening up fires and installing log burners…
Suffering in a smoke control area
The very large house behind me often has four wood-burning stoves going at any one time, all day every day…
Fire pit smokes out house
…My neighbors insist upon having fires constantly. My home completely fills with smoke…
At a great loss I moved
I have significant heart disease and cannot believe there aren’t more laws to protect people from this pollution…
A “nightmare” in Victoria, Australia
…their chimney is at my eye level about 15 feet off my verandah, living room and bedroom…
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