Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 18 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC to 20 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1000165
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Apr 2021 - 20 Apr 2021
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	32143 in the burned area
Burned area:	15707 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Apr 05:47

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	32143	15707	21 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Jilin (population 27,325,100) . The nearest places are Jilin, Yushu, Dehui, Jiutai, Jishu, Shuangcheng, and Lalin.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	270000 people
5 km	140000 people
2 km	82000 people
1 km	64000 people
Burned Area	32000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	452998 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jilin	China	27.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yushu	Jilin	China	City	120000 people	37 km
Dehui	Jilin	China	City	110000 people	38 km
Jiutai	Jilin	China	City	180000 people	62 km
Jishu	Jilin	China	City	100000 people	67 km
Shuangcheng	Heilongjiang	China	City	130000 people	78 km
Lalin	Heilongjiang	China	City	-	84 km
Jilin	Jilin	China	Major city	1.2 million people	97 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
Jilin / Erh Thi Tzu	JIL	166				0	77 km
Shuang Cheng		172				0	83 km
		137				0	88 km
Harbin Yangjiagang	HRB	125	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	106 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Shitoukoumen	Yinma He	1965	85 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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