Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 12 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 16 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 1006089
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 May 2022 - 16 May 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	15421 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8113	14 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	14753	15 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	15075	16 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	15421	17 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 Novosibirskaya oblast' (population 2,860,336) . The nearest places are Chulym, Kargat, Kochenëvo, and Verkh-chik.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	190 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Novosibirskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chulym	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	12000 people	22 km
Kargat	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	11000 people	58 km
Kochenëvo	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	-	71 km
Verkh-chik	Novosibirskaya	Russia	City	-	83 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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More information

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