Firefighter killed fighting a wildfire
A U.S. Forest Service firefighter died while responding to the Frog Fire in Modoc County.Dave Ruhl, 38, of Rapid City, South Dakota died Thursday, but search and rescue crews didn't find him until Friday morning.
Ruhl was on temporary assignment to the Big Valley Ranger District of the Modoc National Forest as an assistant fire management officer. His permanent position was engine captain in the Mystic Ranger District of the Black Hills National Forest in Rapid City.
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