The smell of smoke from the fires around the LA area is very noticeable

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3. The smoke can be smelled in San Diego County, too.

My nose is sensitive and when I smell a fire I get alarmed. They spread so quickly. Two huge fires burned thousands of home in San Diego in 2003 and 2007 (The Cedar Fire and The Witch Fire). Pieces of ash the size of potato chips were on my car. The school where I was a teacher closed for an entire week each time (that had never happened before). The fire jumped over 10 lanes of the freeway. Several teachers lost their homes. I have emergency backpacks ready to go for an earthquake or a fire.

"The 2003 Cedar Fire was a massive wildfire in San Diego County, California, started by a lost hunter in the Cleveland National Forest, which burned over 280,000 acres, destroyed over 2,200 homes, and killed 14 people, including one firefighter. Fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, it became one of California's largest and deadliest wildfires, leading to significant changes in fire prevention, technology, and emergency communication systems in the region."

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