Oh no, I could not tolerate living with the smoke from forest fires. I have been in Montana when it was burning up and I wanted to leave. Former asthmatic here. I would have trouble living up there because I know fires happen a lot.
I've been in the NW 18 years and have actually had very few days when the smoke was terrible. But last winter was so mild and dry, we knew we were in for a summer of fires. I keep my Honeywell air purifier on and it does a good job.
http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-QuietClean-Purifier-Permanent-HFD-110/dp/B000MUOKI6/ref=sr_1_60?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1405898949&sr=1-60
Take care of that asthma, Ditter