Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 08 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 11 Oct 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 1002685
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Oct 2021 - 11 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6037 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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12 Oct 03:46

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6037	12 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Wanderley, Muquém de São Francisco, Brejolândia, Cristópolis, and Tabocas do Brejo Velho.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Wanderley	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	39 km
Muquém de São Francisco	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	40 km
Brejolândia	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Cristópolis	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	95 km
Tabocas do Brejo Velho	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	98 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
Ibotirama		425				0	53 km
Fazenda Rebeca		478				0	92 km
Barra	BQQ	409	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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