Forest Fire (7269 ha) in Bolivia 22 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 1002761
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Oct 2021 - 01 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7269 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 6323 25 Oct 2021 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7269 02 Nov 2021 17:07 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of El Beni (population 264,208) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 7269 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
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.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Baures BVL unknown 0 68 km
Huacaraje BVK unknown 0 80 km
Magdalena MGD 141 Civ. Unpaved Yes 4500 103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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