Personal wood smoke stories
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…
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.
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