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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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. The fire was one of many fires that was started on July 30 during a lightning storm.

Fatality

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

References

  1. ^ "Frog Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Mad River Complex Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Humboldt Lightning Fires". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. 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.