Overall Green Forest fire alert in Burkina Faso from 21 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 25 Nov 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 1003532
Countries:	Burkina Faso
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Nov 2021 - 26 Nov 2021
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6118 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Nov 04:49

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6118	26 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	6276	27 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Burkina Faso , Province of Sissili (population 312,570) . The nearest places are and Ouagadougou.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	9000 people
5 km	6700 people
2 km	1900 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4858 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sissili	Burkina Faso	310000 people
Bazega	Burkina Faso	970000 people
Zoundweogo	Burkina Faso	200000 people
Nahouri	Burkina Faso	130000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ouagadougou		Burkina Faso	Capital	1.1 million people	77 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
Po	PUP	unknown				0	71 km
Ouagadougou	OUA	316	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	76 km
Zabre	XZA	unknown				0	85 km
Leo	XLU	unknown				0	87 km
Navrongo		207	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	95 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bazega		1961	23 km
Gana		n/a	45 km
Ouedbila		1978	53 km
Koubry 2		1972	55 km
Manga		1961	55 km
Nagbangre		1962	60 km
Napagbtenga		1962	65 km
Savili		1978	69 km
Tiebele		1984	89 km
Loumbila	Massili	1947	92 km
Tono	Tono	1977	99 km
Pabre		1983	102 km
Sambissogo		1961	105 km
Mogtedo		1962	105 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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