Forest Fire (5255 ha) in Brazil 17 Oct 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 1002750
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Oct 2021 - 03 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5255 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 5255 21 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6595 22 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 10270 23 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 10945 25 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 15206 02 Nov 2021 17:07 GWIS
6 0.5 0 15344 04 Nov 2021 10:56 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Rondonia (population 1,187,356) .

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 28 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rondonia Brazil 1.2 million people
El Beni Bolivia 260000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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