As someone who had to stay indoors for four months late last year/early this year because of the smoke from the Australian fires I really understand how smoke can be getting at you and making you sick of the area. It’s not always like this, and for you, it hasn’t been. How did you feel about where you live now before covid19 and the smoke? Is it just that it’s been a bad time?
How close have the fires been? I’ve lived through several major fires, and going past blackened hills to get to work for months afterwards (or looking out at black mountains every day from your house as I’m currently doing nine months after the most recent ones) is also very demoralising, as is being on very strict water restrictions for months afterwards because the fires have polluted the water supply...
However, if you’re not that close, and the smoke is the main problem, it should be gone soon. If this is so, it seems sensible to just wait for a few weeks rather than uprooting your life.
I used to live where major fires occur every twenty years. When I moved here I was happy because it had far fewer fires. However, that’s no longer the case, and because of climate change my new area is probably worse.