I live in the middle of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
For the past week I have smelled fire in the forest but this morning, when I opened the front door, I nearly choked on smoke.
My area is nearly surrounded by forest fires…from the north, the east and south. That means my only way out is to the northwest…Tennessee. I’m 28 miles from the Tennessee state line. Say a prayer I won’t need to beat a retreat. The fires are so bad the Forest Service has had to bring in fire fighters from California.