Forest Fire (7682 ha) in Russian Federation 12 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 1006113
Countries: Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 May 2022 - 18 May 2022
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7682 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 5369 16 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7682 17 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9189 18 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 9380 19 May 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Territory of Krasnoyarskiy kray. The nearest places are Sharypovo, Uzhur, Itatskiy, Tyazhinskiy, and Bogotol.

Radius Population
10 km 5600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 76 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Krasnoyarskiy kray Russian Federation -
Respublika Khakasiya Russian Federation -
Kemerovskaya oblast' Russian Federation 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sharypovo Krasnoyarskiy Russia City 42000 people 19 km
Uzhur Krasnoyarskiy Russia City 15000 people 59 km
Itatskiy Kemerovskaya Russia City 4200 people 67 km
Tyazhinskiy Kemerovskaya Russia City 14000 people 76 km
Bogotol Krasnoyarskiy Russia City 24000 people 90 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
Sharypovo South 360 0 17 km
Sharypovo 274 0 21 km
Belogorsk / Kiya-Shaltyr 610 0 56 km
Tyazhin 198 0 76 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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