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What it's like to live with wildfire smoke for nearly a month straight

caption: In this photo released by The Eastern Area Incident Management Team, a Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) drops retardant on a wheat field as crews continue to battle a wildfire in eastern Washington state Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.
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In this photo released by The Eastern Area Incident Management Team, a Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) drops retardant on a wheat field as crews continue to battle a wildfire in eastern Washington state Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.
Eastern Area IMT via AP

Kim Malcolm talks with freelance journalist Ashley Ahearn about her experience living in the Methow Valley during this year's wildfire season.

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