Overall Green Forest fire alert in Peru from 14 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 19 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 1002468
Countries:	Peru
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Sep 2021 - 20 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6824 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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20 Sep 03:55

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6824	20 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	8460	21 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Peru , Department of Huanuco (population 622,100) . The nearest places are and Pucallpa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	8000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Huanuco	Peru	620000 people
Ucayali	Peru	260000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pucallpa	Ucayali	Peru	City	310000 people	68 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
Tournavista		198	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	17 km
Puerto Inca		178	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	55 km
Zorrillos		218	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	58 km
Pucallpa	PCL	157	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	66 km
Aguaytia West Highway Strip		244				0	81 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Pucallpa	PEPCL	Peru	68 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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