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We live in the Northpark area, and despite the fire having headed southeast, we wake up to fresh new smoke odors every morning in our house. Anyone else experiencing the same thing? If so, any solutions? We've tried all kinds of air fresheners (Febreze, etc.) to no avail. I saw on Yahoo some suggestions about boiling vanilla, leaving bowls of white vinegar or charcoal around your house to absorb the odors but I've never heard of these before. Any help would be much appreciated!
 
<p>Pray for rain.</p>

<p>Seriously, what you're smelling is the char and ash residue. It's the same as burning a bunch of real wood in your fireplace. Looks great, but the next day, the house stinks with the ashy, charred, smoke stink that doesn't go away until you clean the ash out of the fireplace.</p>

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<p>Nothing you can do but wait for nature to heal the land around you. Rain and some growth in the spring will fix everything. The flowers next spring will be beautiful when we get that much needed rain. You will be amazed at how quick the area grows and the signs of the fire are washed away </p>
 
<p>If it's outside the house, it will go away in a few weeks. If it's inside the house, keep <a href="http://www.ocfa.org/_uploads/pdf/2007smokeinair.pdf">this</a> for next time. </p>

<p>In the meantime, head to the store and buy a case of baking soda. Each smaller room (e.g. bedroom) gets a box, and keep the doors to those rooms closed. For bigger rooms, I'd suggest one box per 20 square feet. In addition, if you have carpet, sprinkle the baking soda all over the carpet and vaccuum. If you have curtains, smell them about two weeks after you no longer smell smoke outside. If they still smell, take them the dry cleaners. I don't guarantee this will work, but it's an inexpensive first step, except for the curtains.</p>
 
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<p>sapporo,</p>

<p>Although, I live alittle further down the street. I can still smell smoke in the house. Not so much in the bedrooms but the smell is stronger near the stairs. </p>
 
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