Roman Complex
The Roman Complex burned 750 acres in Texas, in 2004. It was discovered on August 4, 2004, and contained on August 10, 2004. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 750 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 2004
- Contained
- August 10, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,236 acres. Point of origin as reported, 26.767, -98.850.
The record
- Reported final size
- 750 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,236 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 2004, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 10, 2004, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- South Texas Refuge Complex
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Part of
- Roman Complex
- Other fire reports inside the burned area
- Roman 1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX2674209885520040804
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2004TXSRRBC1Z
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Texas in 200412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 Wf Fire | 5,150 | Sep 13, 2004 | |
| East I 40 Fire | 3,500 | Feb 20, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,701 | Aug 4, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,254 | May 7, 2004 | |
| Spade Ranch Fire | 1,835 | Jun 13, 2004 | Natural |
| Vastar Fire | 1,504 | Jul 25, 2004 | Natural |
| Unit 3 RX Fire | 1,461 | Aug 30, 2004 | |
| Big Pond Fire | 1,238 | Dec 24, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,216 | Aug 4, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,138 | Nov 27, 2004 | |
| San Isidro Fire | 1,000 | Feb 21, 2004 | Human |
| Hill Country - 6 Fire | 1,000 | Feb 17, 2004 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.