| Frog Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 California wildfires | |
 Frog Fire with Mt Shasta in the background, August 4, 2015 | |
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| Location | Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°23′56″N 121°23′31″W / 41.399°N 121.392°W / 41.399; -121.392 |
| Statistics1 | |
| Burned area | 4,863 acres (20 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 Firefighter |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
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.23
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
References
- "Frog Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "Mad River Complex Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- "Humboldt Lightning Fires". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- Locke, Cathy (August 4, 2015). "Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- "Wildfires kill firefighter, force hundreds to flee homes". CBS News. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.