Frog Fire | |
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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 |
Statistics [1] | |
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. [2] [3]
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]
Frog Fire | |
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Date(s) |
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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 |
Statistics [1] | |
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. [2] [3]
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]