Forest Fire (54860 ha) in Russian Federation 15 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 1000233
Countries: Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 133 in the burned area
Burned area: 54860 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 133 54860 01 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 Krutinka, Nazyvayevsk, Ishim, Bolshoye Sorokino, and Vikulovo.

Radius Population
10 km 7100 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 2888 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 8169 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tyumenskaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Omskaya oblast' Russian Federation 2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Krutinka Omskaya Russia City 7600 people 60 km
Nazyvayevsk Omskaya Russia City - 61 km
Ishim Tyumenskaya Russia City 67000 people 72 km
Bolshoye Sorokino Tyumenskaya Russia City 5400 people 93 km
Vikulovo Tyumenskaya Russia City 7000 people 102 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
Ishim South 91 0 72 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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