YES!!! Simple painter's masks and safety goggles have become a "hot" fashion item in the California fires. At that, people still complain of stinging eyes. My silk bandanna made it possible to breath through the firestorm. My traditional heavy linen duster has more burned ember holes in it than I care to count and my black cowboy hat needs to be cleaned and reshaped. Of course, hunkering down between wet horses, pond water pouring into my Montana hi tops I did the classic idiot's inventory of all the gear sitting at home; including my smoke hood.