How do wildfires get their names?

How do wildfires get their names?

by Deborah Netburn

How do wildfires get their names? A fire’s one-word name is taken from a nearby feature, such as a valley, river or canyon. The name of a road will also work.

All credit goes to Deborah Netburn
Originally published on https://www.latimes.com/california/rss2.0.xml