Frog Fire

The Frog Fire was a fatal fire that occurred during the 2015 California wildfire season that burned 4,863 acres (1,968 ha) of land in the Modoc National Forest.[1] The fire was one of many fires that was started on July 30 during a lightning storm.[2][3]

Frog Fire
Frog Fire with Mt Shasta in the background, August 4, 2015
LocationModoc National Forest, Lassen County, California
Coordinates41.399°N 121.392°W / 41.399; -121.392
Statistics[1]
Date(s)July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) - August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
Burned area4,863 acres (20 km2)
CauseLightning
Deaths1 Firefighter
Map

Fatality

On July 31, a United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died of carbon monoxide poisoning while battling the fire.[4] David Ruhl, a captain with South Dakota's Black Hills National Forest, had vanished the night before.[5]

References
  1. "Frog Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. "Mad River Complex Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. "Humboldt Lightning Fires". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. Locke, Cathy (4 August 2015). "Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. "Wildfires kill firefighter, force hundreds to flee homes". CBS News. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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