Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 20 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (16673 ha) in Canada 20 Jul 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 1001371
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Jul 2021 - 04 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	35 in the burned area
Burned area:	16673 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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04 Aug 17:27

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	35	16673	04 Aug 2021 14:45	GWIS
2		0.5	35	17646	06 Aug 2021 03:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Osoyoos, Penticton, Summerland, and Kelowna.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	14000 people
2 km	2500 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1748 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	444 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
British Columbia	Canada	3.4 million people
Washington	United States	5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Osoyoos	British Columbia	Canada	City	4300 people	11 km
Penticton	British Columbia	Canada	City	37000 people	42 km
Summerland	British Columbia	Canada	City	6200 people	56 km
Kelowna	British Columbia	Canada	City	120000 people	84 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
Oliver		309				0	10 km
Dorothy Scott		324				0	18 km
Penticton	YYF	344	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	40 km
Tonasket Municipal		408				0	44 km
Mid-valley Hospital Ems		244				0	45 km
Midway		578				0	48 km
Sourdough		805				0	64 km
Eagle's Nest		640				0	66 km
Hart Ranch		795				0	67 km
Ferry County		768				0	73 km
Ferry County Memorial Hospital		1067				0	73 km
Omak Municipal	OMK	397	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	74 km
Okanogan Legion		318				0	85 km
Kelowna	YLW	429	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	93 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Osoyoos Lake	Osoyoos Lake Control Dam	Okanogan River	1986	19 km
Spectacle Lake	Conconully	Salmon Creek	1909	69 km
	Brenda	Macdonald	1990	88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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