Naming wildfires has for decades been a way to streamline communication, direct resources and inform the public. Fire names are typically a literal and boring reference to a geographic location, decided rapidly at the scene.
The Camp fire was named after Camp Creek Road, the 2017 Nuns fire after Nuns Canyon Road, and the 2007 Witch fire for Witch Creek. This differs from the methodical naming of hurricanes.
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