Here is the latest update report on "our" fire, the American River Fire Complex. The fire is not expected to be completely contained until the end of July, and they expect to have 1,000 firefighters working it by early next week.
The weather has gotten better, with high temps expected to be 90 degrees fahrenheit, instead of 105 that we had through yesterday. The smoke has lifted a bit so breathing is easier. Apparently, the lifting of the inversion layer also gave fresh air to a portion of the fire and made it flare up.
"Our" fire is about 20 miles away, so we're in no danger - but the heat and smoke has kept us pretty miserable. This is the time of the year when Christina and I love to take wildflower hikes in the Sierra. I guess that won't happen this year, since it's hard to breathe up there.
But we're safe. We're in an area that's subject to fires and we've had many fires closer to us in the past - but this is the most smoke I've experienced, and it's nasty.

I can't find an update on Laurel's fire because I don't know the official name of the fire.

-Joe-