# How are wildfires named?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wildfires-named/824570>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wildfires-named/824570 "2018-11-15T17:48:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wildfires-named/824570/21 "2018-11-17T14:29:34Z")

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> [@dtilque](#):
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> They usually try to find some local feature that’s not the name of the nearest town.

In CA, it’s not a feature, but the road that is closest to the where they think the fire started.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wildfires-named/824570/22 "2018-11-17T16:05:02Z")

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> [@Telemark](#):
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> There was no need to use anything but “Camp” for this fire.

Other than the reason already raised…

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