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Easy, Getty and Kincade fires are ravaging California. So how did wildfires get named?

2019-10-310

Unlike hurricanes, wildfire names are created on the spot when the blaze begins. That’s why we have the Kincade Fire, Getty Fire and the Easy Fire

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