Can the smoke from leaf burning diminish lung capacity/function in an athlete?

It's Fall again, and here in Georgia around where I live, people go nuts at the opportunity to pile up leaves and set them ablaze. So much so, that it's genuinely impossible to drive more than a quarter of a mile down the road without hitting a haze of smoke -- not to mention that my own home is often times engulfed by plumes of smoke, and I can smell it inside. This is a common, daily thing -- generally multiple times a day -- and I know it can't be healthy. I'm an athlete who's in great shape, practices Martial Arts daily, runs daily, weight lifts, and the whole nine yards, and I'm just curious if the exposure to this smoke during the Fall months can either a.) bring about any health ailments and/or cause particulate matter to collect in my lung tissue, or b.) diminish my overral lung capacity and therefore reduce my performance as an athlete. In the end, I really don't see anything I can do to reduce or otherwise cut down on my exposure, so I'd just like to understand the damages that my body is sustaining (if any). Thanks.