Yeppers being from California , I wasn't too concerned about the smoke , In 2003 California had the worst fire storm i belive in United States history . I lived in Hemet Ca 11 miles west of Palm Springs and the Mtn ranges that were between us and the desert burned for about 2 weeks . The fire came within 1 mile from our house . That was really bad smoke . California has 4 seasons High Speed Chase , Fire , Gang and then Earthquake's . Woo Hoo im glad i live in the Ozarks