Forest Fire (20421 ha) in Brazil 15 Sep 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 1002444
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Sep 2021 - 25 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 20421 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 0 5173 19 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6465 20 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 13518 21 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 16037 22 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 20421 26 Sep 2021 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso do Sul (population 1,868,230) .

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 1140 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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