Forest Fire (8301 ha) in United States 17 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 1006157
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8301 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 6927 19 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8301 20 May 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Texas (population 17,677,900) . The nearest places are Vernon, Burkburnett, Wichita Falls, and Altus.

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
Texas United States 17.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Vernon Texas United States City 12000 people 32 km
Burkburnett Texas United States City 11000 people 75 km
Wichita Falls Texas United States City 100000 people 77 km
Altus Oklahoma United States City 21000 people 88 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
Lockett 391 0 25 km
Seymour Municipal 410 0 26 km
Lehman 389 0 26 km
Wilbarger General Hospital 374 0 32 km
Shivers Private 370 0 32 km
Foard County 451 0 37 km
Wilbarger County 385 0 39 km
C Lazy T Ranch 416 0 40 km
Barnett 422 0 47 km
Munday Municipal 449 0 49 km
Mc Alister Farm 343 0 49 km
Quanah Municipal 488 0 59 km
Frederick Municipal FDR 383 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 62 km
Lucky G 326 0 64 km
Lowrance Ranch 516 0 64 km
Knox City Municipal 457 0 65 km
Tipton Municipal 380 0 67 km
Wichita Valley 306 0 67 km
Grandfield Municipal 344 0 69 km
Pinson's Cottonpatch 395 0 69 km
Triangle Ranch 536 0 70 km
Oliver 457 0 70 km
Tom Danaher 301 0 71 km
Olustee Municipal 410 0 71 km
Archer City Municipal 325 0 74 km
Olney Municipal ONY 388 Civ. Paved Yes 5100 75 km
Sheffield-Smith Airstrip 413 0 77 km
J Y Ranch-R B Masterson Iii Estate 551 0 77 km
Kickapoo Downtown Airpark KIP 304 0 78 km
Throckmorton Municipal 388 0 79 km
Sheppard AFB SPS 309 Civ. Paved Yes 13100 79 km
Wilson 534 0 80 km
Chattanooga Sky Harbor 346 0 82 km
Haskell Municipal 495 0 83 km
Hornady Ranch 355 0 85 km
Stewart 416 0 85 km
Altus AFB LTS 420 Mil. Paved Yes 13400 88 km
Snyder 404 0 89 km
Dan E Richards Municipal 566 0 89 km
Altus Municipal AXS 435 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 92 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Santa Rosa Dam Beaver Creek 1929 10 km
Lake Kemp Dam Big Wichita River 1923 22 km
Lake Electra Dam Camp Creek 1950 31 km
Lake Diversion Dam Wichita River 1924 38 km
Truscott Brine Lake Truscott Brine Dam South Fork of Wichita River 1983 47 km
Millers Creek Dam Millers Creek 1974 50 km
North Fork Buffalo Creek Dam North Fork of Buffalo Creek 1964 56 km
Lake Kickapoo Dam North Fork of Little Wichita River 1945 57 km
Lake Frederick Deep Red Run Deep Red Creek 1974 83 km
Lake Stamford Dam Paint Creek 1953 93 km
Tom Steed Mountain Park East Dike Otter Creek 1979 102 km

Nuclear plants

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