First the heat, now should Whatcom County prepare for wildfire smoke?

Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia could drift south to Western Washington over the next several days, according to computer models.

But its potential effect on Whatcom County was uncertain according to meteorologists and air-quality officials in the Puget Sound region.

“We know it’s a possibility that we may get smoke,” said Seth Preston, spokesman for the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Mount Vernon said Thursday, July 1.