Overall Green Forest fire alert in Italy from 04 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5165 ha) in Italy 04 Aug 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 1001539
Countries:	Italy
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Aug 2021 - 06 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	810 in the burned area
Burned area:	5165 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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07 Aug 04:54

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	810	5165	07 Aug 2021 03:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Italy , Region of Calabria (population 2,165,673) . The nearest places are Reggio di Calabria, Messina, Catania, Bagaladi, Gambarie, Melito di Porto Salvo, Palizzi Marina, Sinopoli, Platì, Villa San Giovanni, and Soverato.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	21000 people
5 km	6400 people
2 km	2700 people
1 km	2000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	63840 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4903 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Calabria	Italy	2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bagaladi	Calabria	Italy	City	1200 people	4 km
Gambarie	Calabria	Italy	City	-	13 km
Melito di Porto Salvo	Calabria	Italy	City	11000 people	15 km
Palizzi Marina	Calabria	Italy	City	-	19 km
Reggio di Calabria	Calabria	Italy	Major city	180000 people	20 km
Sinopoli	Calabria	Italy	City	2300 people	24 km
Platì	Calabria	Italy	City	-	25 km
Villa San Giovanni	Calabria	Italy	City	13000 people	27 km
Bagnara Calabra	Calabria	Italy	City	11000 people	27 km
Messina	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	Major city	250000 people	30 km
Palmi	Calabria	Italy	City	19000 people	34 km
Taurianova	Calabria	Italy	City	16000 people	36 km
Cittanova	Calabria	Italy	City	10000 people	39 km
Gioia Tauro	Calabria	Italy	City	18000 people	42 km
Polistena	Calabria	Italy	City	11000 people	44 km
Siderno	Calabria	Italy	City	17000 people	45 km
Mammola	Calabria	Italy	City	3300 people	48 km
Rosarno	Calabria	Italy	City	15000 people	50 km
Taormina	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	11000 people	55 km
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	-	57 km
Milazzo	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	33000 people	57 km
Fondachelli-Fantina	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	-	61 km
Fabrizia	Calabria	Italy	City	2600 people	62 km
Giarre	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	27000 people	69 km
Tropea	Calabria	Italy	City	6800 people	69 km
Vibo Valentia	Calabria	Italy	City	34000 people	72 km
Acireale	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	53000 people	78 km
Pizzo	Calabria	Italy	City	8900 people	80 km
Randazzo	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	11000 people	82 km
Aci Castello	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	18000 people	84 km
Sant'Andrea Apostolo Dello Ionio	Calabria	Italy	City	-	86 km
Mascalucia	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	City	26000 people	89 km
Catania	Sicilia (Sicily)	Italy	Major city	300000 people	92 km
Soverato	Calabria	Italy	City	9800 people	93 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
Tito Menniti	REG	26	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	18 km
S Eufemia	SUF	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	101 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Scilla		Italy	3 km
Melito		Italy	15 km
Reggio Calabria	ITREG	Italy	20 km
Bianco		Italy	26 km
Villa San Giovanni		Italy	26 km
Messina	ITMSN	Italy	29 km
Palme		Italy	31 km
Gioia Tauro		Italy	44 km
Siderno Marina		Italy	46 km
Taormina		Italy	55 km
Milazzo	ITMLZ	Italy	56 km
Cape Vaticano		Italy	64 km
Riposto	ITRPT	Italy	67 km
Cape Stilo		Italy	78 km
Vibo Valentia Marina		Italy	78 km
Acireale		Italy	81 km
Catania	ITCTA	Italy	92 km
Soverato Marina		Italy	94 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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