5-468: 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. On July 31, a United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died of carbon monoxide poisoning while battling the fire. David Ruhl,
10-439: A captain with South Dakota's Black Hills National Forest , had vanished the night before. This wildfire -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2015 California wildfires The 2015 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of California . By the end of 2015 a total of 8,745 fires were recorded, burning 893,362 acres (3,615 km ) across
15-506: A deadly one for firefighters battling the many blazes throughout the state. A United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died on July 31 from carbon monoxide poisoning , while battling the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest . A second firefighter was killed on August 8 by a falling tree, while battling the Sierra Fire south of Echo Summit . A 72-year-old disabled woman
20-453: The 2015 fire season had been the most destructive since 2011 . Nationwide, a total of 6,058,694 acres (24,519 km ) had burned, which is roughly triple the total land area burned from the same time span in 2014 . By the end of August, in terms of the land area burned, the 2015 nationwide wildfire season had surpassed any other wildfire season in the last 10 years, with 7,825,559 acres (31,669 km ) burned. The season also proved to be
25-518: The state. Approximately 3,159 structures were damaged or destroyed by wildfires, and at least 7 fatalities were recorded. On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres (129 km ) to 65,000 acres (263 km ), in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency . The National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid-August that
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