Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 16 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 17 Sep 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 1002423
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Sep 2021 - 17 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5710 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Sep 03:46

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5710	18 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Minas Gerais (population 16,545,010) . The nearest places are Catuti, Jaíba, Pai Pedro, Sebastião Laranjeiras, Verdelândia, Santo Antônio do Retiro, Nova Porteirinha, São João das Missões, Serranópolis de Minas, and Rio Pardo de Minas.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3600 people
5 km	1300 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Minas Gerais	Brazil	16.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Catuti	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	48 km
Jaíba	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	14000 people	55 km
Pai Pedro	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	59 km
Sebastião Laranjeiras	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	62 km
Verdelândia	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	71 km
Santo Antônio do Retiro	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	81 km
Nova Porteirinha	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	86 km
São João das Missões	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	89 km
Serranópolis de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	95 km
Rio Pardo de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	9500 people	100 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
Espinosa	ESI	565				0	51 km
Mocambinho		461				0	76 km
Janauba		526	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	77 km
Fazenda Canada		460				0	83 km
Carinhanha		451				0	100 km
Fazenda Do Cantagalo		479				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Estreito 2	Verde Pequeno	1961	55 km
Bico da Pedra	Gorutuba	1977	87 km
Ceraima	Carnaiba	1966	105 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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