Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 07 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 11 May 2022 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 1006062
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	07 May 2022 - 11 May 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7183 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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11 May 04:49 12 May 04:46

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5593	11 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	7183	12 May 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Irkutskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Bratsk, and Vikhorevka.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	798 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Irkutskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bratsk	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	260000 people	40 km
Vikhorevka	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	24000 people	53 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
Bratsk	BTK	480	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	17 km
Naratay		393				0	60 km
Ozernyy Southeast		501				0	78 km
Maral South		457				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bratskoye	Bratsk	Angara	1964	27 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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