Forest Fire (12240 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 1003523
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Nov 2021 - 27 Nov 2021
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 12240 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 1 7455 26 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 1 11729 27 Nov 2021 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 1 12240 28 Nov 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 and Broome.

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

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 38 m2 GHSL

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 47 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 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Broome AUBME Coral Sea Islands 50 km
Beagle Bay Coral Sea Islands 68 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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