We are literally being advised to stay inside in Seattle because of smoke.

[Hekate]

46. Check into getting N-95 respiratory masks for your outside wear. Hardware stores usually carry them

Drug stores, too -- our stash is from CVS. Call around first, because they may be sold out. Keep checking.

We were fortunate that during the Thomas Fire a charity included some in what they were giving to evacuees like us. I am keeping what I still have in the pantry, by the meds.

I know I sound like a broken record, but try to get some stand alone air purifiers to move around the house. We got ours at Costco years ago, during the year of the Zaca Fire + Gap Fire + Jesusita Fire. Lots of particulate matter in the air.

Keep the windows shut. I know it's hot. If you don't have AC, use fans.

One final thing: keep an eye on your kids and elders for signs of respiratory distress. I went to see my allergist after the Gap Fire in the foothills immediately in back of my then-neighborhood -- based on my symptoms I thought a huge stash of poison oak must have burned off. I shared an elevator with a woman who was wheezing so badly it was scary -- and that was the fire as well.

I am so sorry. My heart hurts for you all.