why is wildfire smoke more dangerous than campfire smoke?

Question

I know that no smoke is good for you to breathe in, but I’ve seen some posts about how if you breathe in the same amount of both campfire and wildfire smoke, the wildfire smoke would be worse for you. Why is that?

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Answer 1

For the most part, the difference is that there is so much more of it. Sitting in the smoke of a campfire is not healthy either, but you’re likely not sitting in it all the time as the wind moves it around a bit. If you’re using dry wood, you’re also going to have a “cleaner” burning process leading to less of the more poisonous components in the smoke.