Forest Fire (12780 ha) in United States 16 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 1001106
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Jul 2021 - 27 Jul 2021
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 12780 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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18 Jul 12:4519 Jul 09:4505 Aug 06:22

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6841 18 Jul 2021 03:09 GWIS
2 0.5 0 9330 19 Jul 2021 03:15 GWIS
3 0.5 0 12780 05 Aug 2021 03:06 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Oregon (population 2,958,009) . The nearest places are Walla Walla, La Grande, Clarkston, Lewiston, and Pullman.

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 38 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Oregon United States 3 million people
Washington United States 5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Walla Walla Washington United States City 30000 people 59 km
La Grande Oregon United States City 12000 people 71 km
Clarkston Washington United States City 7300 people 73 km
Lewiston Idaho United States City 31000 people 74 km
Pullman Washington United States City 25000 people 101 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
Powwatka Ridge 1018 0 9 km
Smith Mountain Ranch 1131 0 25 km
Beach Ranch 1219 0 31 km
Tamarack Springs Ranch 1050 0 42 km
Darcy's Air Strip 741 0 47 km
Peacock Ranch 1067 0 52 km
Enterprise Municipal 1206 0 56 km
Minam Lodge 1094 0 57 km
Walla Walla City County ALW 367 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 59 km
Walla Walla General Hospital 292 0 60 km
Touchet Valley 411 0 60 km
Page 244 0 62 km
Cove Side Ranch Port 844 0 62 km
Oregon Sky Ranch 414 0 62 km
Joseph State 1259 0 63 km
King's 290 0 66 km
Martin Field 229 0 66 km
Weller Canyon 396 0 66 km
Maxwell Private 826 0 68 km
Barrett Field 530 0 70 km
La Grande Union County LGD 827 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 72 km
Dye Seed Ranch Inc. 762 0 72 km
Lewiston Nez Perce County LWS 438 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 72 km
Spencer Ranch Landing Strip 1306 0 74 km
Scott Seed Farm 569 0 74 km
Davis 472 0 75 km
St Joseph's Regional Medical Center 226 0 76 km
Little Goose Lock And Dam 208 0 85 km
Lower Granite Dam 199 0 89 km
Umpleby Ranch 1040 0 95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake Wallowa River 1931 67 km
Thief Valley Thief Valley Powder River 1931 96 km
None Wolf Creek Reservoir Wolf Creek 1974 96 km

Nuclear plants

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