Forest Fire (6580 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 1006128
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: 6580 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 5832 17 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6580 18 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6580 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 Uzhur, Sharypovo, and Kommunar.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Krasnoyarskiy kray Russian Federation -
Respublika Khakasiya Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Uzhur Krasnoyarskiy Russia City 15000 people 41 km
Sharypovo Krasnoyarskiy Russia City 42000 people 47 km
Kommunar Khakasiya Russia City - 85 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 38 km
Sharypovo 274 0 48 km
Belogorsk / Kiya-Shaltyr 610 0 52 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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