3 lawsuits filed 2008 ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed 2008 . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Guilmette 's suit describes winds blowing `` the thick black smoke and toxic fumes from the burn pit '' into the tent where he lived from March 2004 to March 2005 . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long-term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , military said in Tuesday .
3 lawsuits filed 2008 ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed 2008 . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long-term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , military said in Tuesday .