Frog Fire Explained

Frog Fire
Fatalities:	1 Firefighter
Reference:	^[1]
Location:	Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, California
Coordinates:	41.399°N -121.392°W
Pushpin Map:	USA California Northern
Area:	4863acres
Cause:	Lightning

The Frog Fire was a fatal fire that occurred during the 2015 California wildfire season that burned 48630NaN0 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frog Fire. InciWeb. 31 August 2015. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831160116/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4427. dead.
2. Web site: Mad River Complex Fire. InciWeb. 30 August 2015. 28 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150828081612/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4436. dead.
3. Web site: Humboldt Lightning Fires. CAL FIRE. 27 August 2015. 6 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122801/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1170. dead.
4. News: Locke. Cathy. Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows. 28 August 2015. Sacramento Bee. 4 August 2015.
5. News: Wildfires kill firefighter, force hundreds to flee homes. 31 August 2015. CBS News. 1 August 2015.