Overall Green Forest fire in Ethiopia from 11 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 23 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (21669 ha) in Ethiopia 11 Feb 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1027443
Countries:	Ethiopia
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Feb 2026 - 26 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	2105 in the burned area
Burned area:	21669 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5106	20 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	5266	21 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	5869	22 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	6112	23 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2105	21669	24 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2105	22661	24 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2105	22715	25 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
8	0.5	2105	22794	25 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	2105	23284	25 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
10	0.5	2105	23360	25 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
11	0.5	2105	23377	26 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
12	0.5	2105	24164	26 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ethiopia , Administrative Region of Ilubabor (population 1,300,512) .

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	4400 people
2 km	3700 people
1 km	2700 people
Burned Area	2100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ilubabor	Ethiopia	1.3 million people
A'ali an Nil	Sudan	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Gambella	GMB	499	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	88 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Alwero	Alwero	1995	71 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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