I live 35 miles away from the plume of smoke and you can see it at my house - it looks much closer than it is. There were no homes burning as of this afternom. Much of the area is brush and homes are close by but being protected. Our neighbor is on the fireline there and Frank's son is on one of the other fire lines in Riverside County since he is a Battalion Chief. The smoke here is quite thick (you can smell it) even this far away and the car has ashes on it from running errands.
