Forest Fire (5120 ha) in Australia 05 May 2022

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 1006020
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 May 2022 - 10 May 2022
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5120 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 5120 09 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5520 10 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 5670 11 May 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 5120 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Territory Australia 160000 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
Jabiru JAB 26 Civ. Unpaved No 3000 74 km
Oenpelli OPI 9 Civ. Unpaved No 4300 77 km
Maningrida MNG 37 Civ. Unpaved Yes 5000 105 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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