Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 25 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (38481 ha) in Russian Federation 25 Apr 2021

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1000225
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Apr 2021 - 10 May 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	8 in the burned area
Burned area:	38481 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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30 Apr 05:46 05 May 05:45 06 May 05:48 07 May 05:49 08 May 05:53 09 May 05:53 10 May 05:56 11 May 05:57

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8	5046	30 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
2	0.5	8	5227	05 May 2021 05:01	GWIS
3	0.5	8	10950	06 May 2021 05:01	GWIS
4	0.5	8	22136	07 May 2021 05:02	GWIS
5	0.5	8	29582	08 May 2021 05:02	GWIS
6	0.5	8	32877	09 May 2021 05:02	GWIS
7	0.5	8	35546	10 May 2021 05:02	GWIS
8	0.5	8	38481	11 May 2021 05:02	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Tyumenskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Sumkino, Vagay, and Tobolsk.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	380 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tyumenskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sumkino	Tyumenskaya	Russia	City	4200 people	55 km
Vagay	Tyumenskaya	Russia	City	4900 people	62 km
Tobolsk	Tyumenskaya	Russia	City	92000 people	62 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Tobolsk	TOX	46				0	56 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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