Comments on: How To Purify Your Home After Wildfire Smoke

By: Subhashish Roy

Subhashish Roy — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:19:13 +0000

Smoke can be killing but the after effects can really be unpleasant. I was seeing the smoke in your location after the wildfire fire on television and the first thought was how Erica must be coping up. Very good insights on how to deal with such a crisis. Also great tips for keeping healthy. Thanks for sharing.

By: Scott J DeNicola

Scott J DeNicola — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:20:01 +0000

ON top of everythign else in 2020 you needed this now? We have a family friend whose house burned down last year and it is really hard to get rid of the smell of smoke. She had come over and took her sneakers off and you could smell it throughout the whole house. I can barely sit at a firepit at night without coming in to shower afterwards. Baking soda is a great idea and it totally works. We used to clean up a burnt smell in our micorwave and it worked wonders. We just needed to change it constatnly. I hope things have calmed down for you a bit up there.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:35:50 +0000

Oh no, this sounds so incredibly stressful. I hope you are able to stay safe throughout!!

I have never had to deal with fires nearby, but my windows are very drafty and not at all well sealed. Your tips with the garbage bags and tape might work well in winter, to keep the cold out!

By: Jasmine Gagarin

Jasmine Gagarin — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:29:24 +0000

I hope everything will get better soon over there. It’s been really challenging. I’m glad you found these simple ways to somehow purify the air in your house because it’ll also have an effect on your health. Praying!

By: Lyosha

Lyosha — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:30:03 +0000

First of all, Erica, I pray it finishes soon! I do hope you and your family will be fine. It is a very important and useful post but I can’t really relate to it because we never have fires

By: Nkem

Nkem — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:55:44 +0000

It’s quite sad to hear about these wildfires year after year and how they are affecting people. Thanks for sharing these tips on how to combat these inevitabilities.

By: Britt K

Britt K — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:45:03 +0000

These are some great tips. I never would have thought of adding the extra air filters to the air conditioner, but that makes a lot of sense! We’re lucky here as we’re far enough away that the only sign we have had of the smoke is that the sky got a little foggy. That being said, you never know when you’re going to need this. I can remember when I was in University there was a big fire in Detroit, an industrial building, and we were all instructed to stay inside due to toxic smoke this side of the border in Windsor. Whether you live in a city or out in the country, it’s good information to have on hand just in case.

By: Laura Linklater

Laura Linklater — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:20:33 +0000

I just cannot imagine what it’s like for you living over there with the fires. These are such great tips – thank you for sharing. I hope it gets better soon x

By: Kelly Martin

Kelly Martin — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:13:01 +0000

These are great tips for getting the smell of the wildfires out of your home. We had massive fires here in Australia at Christmas time and the smoke was in the air for weeks. I like the idea of using herbs to pull the smoke particles out of the air.

By: College Apps Abroad

College Apps Abroad — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:40:39 +0000

Great tips. We are about a half hour from the Valley fire in San Diego, but we haven’t seen the sky for days. The other day woke up and had ash covering everything. Stay safe!