Frog Fire
| Frog Fire | |
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 Frog Fire with Mt Shasta in the background, August 4, 2015 | |
| Location | Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°23′56″N 121°23′31″W / 41.399°N 121.392°WCoordinates: 41°23′56″N 121°23′31″W / 41.399°N 121.392°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Date(s) | July 30, 2015 - August 20, 2015 |
| Burned area | 4,863 acres (20 km2) |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Deaths | 1 Firefighter |
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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]
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[]
- ^ a b "Frog Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Mad River Complex Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Humboldt Lightning Fires". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Locke, Cathy (4 August 2015). "Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Wildfires kill firefighter, force hundreds to flee homes". CBS News. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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