Road 305 Fire
The Road 305 Fire burned 1,300 acres in Puerto Rico, in 2005. It was discovered on February 28, 2005, and contained on March 3, 2005. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2005
- Contained
- March 3, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 17.983, -67.133.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2005, 1:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 3, 2005, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Caribbean Island Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2005PRCIR0010
Other large fires in Puerto Rico in 20054
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 2,702 | Feb 27, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,890 | Jan 28, 2005 | |
| Campamento Santiago Fire | 1,200 | Feb 3, 2005 | |
| Pista De Salinas Carr 3 Fire | 1,138 | Jan 28, 2005 |
Sources
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.