Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 1,200 acres in Wayne County, Iowa, in 2005. It was discovered on March 20, 2005, and contained on March 20, 2005. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- March 20, 2005
- Contained
- March 20, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.863, -93.280.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- March 20, 2005
- Contained
- March 20, 2005
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Wayne County
- Reporting unit
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-IA00470505-0313
Other large fires in Iowa in 20051
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Mar 6, 2005 | Human |
Nearby
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.