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No additional shelters available to homeless during smoke

Whatcom provided some support for extreme heat and poor air quality

Amidst the dense smoke, car headlights shine from the roads that are hardly visible.
As seen from the Ridgemont neighborhood towards Harris Avenue in Fairhaven, car headlights shine through the smoke from wildfires on Oct. 18. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)
By Jemma Alexander News Intern
As smoke becomes a feature of the forecast each year, the homeless community in Whatcom County has f
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