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livetohike

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26. Wow!! I live in SC now and my family and friends in
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:13 PM
Yesterday

OH and PA are complaining about the smoke. The pictures they are posting on Facebook are unbelievable.

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It smells like firewood out there [View all] Prairie Gates Yesterday OP
It smells more like rotten wood burning here in Cleveland. strongermessage Yesterday #1
Get an N95 NIOSH mask & wear it! SheltieLover Yesterday #2
It smells more like burning tires or plastic to me. Ocelot II Yesterday #3
Visibility is down to less than 1/2 mile west of Milwaukee 31j20b3 Yesterday #4
It is bad here in Minnesota. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #5
I describe it as smelling like those old wood burning engraving tools. Chasstev365 Yesterday #6
Yes, I agree Prairie Gates Yesterday #7
I'm in St Lawrence County, NY-21 Karma13612 Yesterday #8
Chenango County here. H2O Man Yesterday #31
My sympathies! Karma13612 5 hrs ago #35
How close are the Canadian fires to the u.s. northern border for the smoke to be so strong? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #9
My understanding is there is a huge fire in the US SUperior National Forest 31j20b3 Yesterday #10
Western suburbs of Chicago here Cadfael Yesterday #11
I noticed when I went outside in Ohio I could doc03 Yesterday #12
Holy Moly! mwmisses4289 Yesterday #13
Just looked at the map. calimary Yesterday #19
Wow!! I live in SC now and my family and friends in livetohike Yesterday #26
In NE OH here near Youngstown Diamond_Dog Yesterday #14
My sister texted me some pics. They aren't leaving livetohike Yesterday #27
It's bad. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #32
I'm in rural north WI and it smells just like a campfire. Talitha Yesterday #15
Maybe Prairie Gates Yesterday #17
Nah. It smells brutal in Northeastern Minnesota. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #29
Westchester County, NY legallyblondeNYC Yesterday #16
Even though the multiple fires in my state are nowhere near me, I niyad Yesterday #18
Here too. WI near IL border. Figarosmom Yesterday #20
Local weather reports say air is now hazardous... BH liberal Yesterday #21
The smell has now permeated my house in midcoast Maine. Bumbles Yesterday #22
Where Are You? PJMcK Yesterday #23
Has Trump fire bombed Canada and we haven't been told? Jus' askin'. twodogsbarking Yesterday #24
Apologies for this not in the music section but I had to do it. twodogsbarking Yesterday #25
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Yesterday #28
Essex County NJ Mossfern Yesterday #30
In Upper Michigan, ash is drifting down from the sky Kaleva Yesterday #33
: ( electric_blue68 Yesterday #34
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