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.^[1] The fire was one of many fires that was started on July 30 during a lightning storm.^[2][3]

Frog Fire
Frog Fire with Mt Shasta in the background, August 4, 2015
Date(s)	July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) – August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
Location	Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, California
Coordinates	41.399°N 121.392°W / 41.399; -121.392
Statistics[1]
Burned area	4,863 acres (20 km2)
Impacts
Deaths	1 Firefighter
Ignition
Cause	Lightning
Map

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]