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Residents of Butte County, Calif., who were not signed up for emergency alerts at the time of the Camp Fire, which has become the deadliest wildfire in the state's history.

Residents of Butte County, Calif., who were not signed up for emergency alerts at the time of the Camp Fire, which has become the deadliest wildfire in the state's history.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.