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This Is How California Wildfires Get Named
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
A recent blaze was dubbed the “Easy fire.” It was anything but.
Audrey McNamara
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Published
Oct. 31 2019
5:49PM EDT
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Audrey McNamara
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