Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cameroon from 18 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 05 Dec 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 1003578
Countries:	Cameroon
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Nov 2021 - 05 Dec 2021
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	215 in the burned area
Burned area:	17797 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Nov 04:50 02 Dec 04:52 03 Dec 04:51 04 Dec 04:48 05 Dec 04:50 06 Dec 04:49

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	215	11305	30 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	215	14809	02 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	215	15806	03 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	215	16304	04 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	215	16742	05 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	215	17797	06 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cameroon , Province of Nord (population 875,611) . The nearest places are and Garoua.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3600 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	13351 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nord	Cameroon	880000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Garoua	Nord	Cameroon	City	440000 people	107 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
Garoua	GOU	242	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	112 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Garoua	CMGOU	Cameroon	106 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Lagdo	Benoue	1983	72 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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