Frog Fire
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| Frog Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 California wildfires | |
 Frog Fire with Mt Shasta in the background, August 4, 2015 | |
| Date(s) |
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| Location | Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, California |
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| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 4,863 acres (20 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 Firefighter |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
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