Forest Fire (38303 ha) in Australia 24 Nov 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 1003522
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Nov 2021 - 02 Dec 2021
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 38303 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 30985 26 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 37680 27 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 38303 28 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 38574 02 Dec 2021 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 39463 03 Dec 2021 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Western Australia (population 1,655,588) . The nearest places are Broome, and Derby.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Western Australia Australia 1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Broome Western Australia Australia City 13000 people 79 km
Derby Western Australia Australia City - 100 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
Broome BME 17 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 78 km
Derby DRB 7 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 103 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Beagle Bay Coral Sea Islands 51 km
Broome AUBME Coral Sea Islands 81 km
Derby AUDRB Coral Sea Islands 98 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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