Wow! I live in far SouthEast Fairfax county and smelled the smoke on the breeze yesterday and today. The actual fires are hundred-plus miles WestNorthWest of here.

It's tinderbox dry here and the ground is hard-pack. This is more like late July, early August...little rain, moderate humidity, higher temps. Earlier the temp was reading 104F north facing shady location; no idea what the heat-factor was, tho.

Interestingly there has been very little chatter on WTOP radio (local station); basically an FYI on why we "might" smell smoke... Thanks for the rest of the story!