Personal wood smoke stories

Toxic burning in Melbourne suburb
The mental and emotional toll, as well as physical impacts of this experience, still plague me personally…
Cooking fires next door
…neighbors in front of me have a fire hearth for cooking and they sell to the public also…
Misery in Salem, Oregon
The smoke inside my closed up house is so bad that my asthma has turned into COPD.…
Lost our home
We decided to cut our losses and put our home up for sale in June… We are currently living in our camper…
Can’t keep smoke out
It seeps inside and even 2 HEPA air purifiers are no match…
Chimney near bedroom window
My new neighbours installed a wood burning stove a few months ago. The outlet is VERY near my bedroom window.…
Wood smoke caused lung disease
Doctor looked at me, “you have to stop smoking”! I said, never smoked in my life. It was the wood smoke…
Smoke travels up to our house
We have a HEPA air purifier in our main living area and a smaller one in our bedroom and somehow you can still smell the smoke.
Unnecessary pollution in Devon
…Autumn and winter mean lots of woodsmoke (also other types), from modern housing as well as older properties…
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