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wnylib

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9. That must be awful. I've never lived in

Reply to Spazito (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 05:54 PM

Jun 2023

an area affected by massive wild fires. Around here there are occasionally some brush fires in open fields when it's dry here, but they are easily controlled. There are plenty of trees and a national forest about 80 miles away, but no fires that have ever been a threat.

What do you do inside when the smoke gets into your home? Sounds like you would need to run an air purifier.

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Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires [View all] applegrove Jun 2023 OP

Thankfully they learnt from the fiasco a few years ago where they applegrove Jun 2023 #1

So many fires from west to east must be wnylib Jun 2023 #2

Quebec is also suffering from wildfires as well... Spazito Jun 2023 #3

Yes, I have read about the fires in Quebec, but wnylib Jun 2023 #4

That makes sense... Spazito Jun 2023 #5

From what I've been reading, I'd be concerned about Ottawa. wnylib Jun 2023 #6

Wow! I just saw a Buffalo weather report that showed the wnylib Jun 2023 #7

It's much better here, in Alberta, lately re the smoke... Spazito Jun 2023 #8

That must be awful. I've never lived in wnylib Jun 2023 #9

It didn't get to the point of being intolerable, you could just smell it... Spazito Jun 2023 #10