Forest Fire (5032 ha) in United States 18 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 1006176
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Duration (days): 1
People affected: 20 in the burned area
Burned area: 5032 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 20 5032 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 Abilene, Sweetwater, and Coleman.

Radius Population
10 km 8000 people
5 km 1700 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 190 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Texas United States 17.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Abilene Texas United States City 120000 people 24 km
Sweetwater Texas United States City 11000 people 49 km
Coleman Texas United States City 5100 people 71 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
Dyess AFB DYS 545 Mil. Paved Yes 13500 14 km
Sears 732 0 16 km
Abilene Regional Medical Center 549 0 19 km
Flying B Ranch Airstrip 533 0 22 km
Hendrick Medical Center 519 0 25 km
Abilene Regional ABI 546 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 26 km
Flying W 671 0 28 km
Elmdale Airpark 541 0 30 km
Zimmerle 627 0 31 km
Portlock Airfield 543 0 38 km
Pangburn 608 0 40 km
Winters Municipal 570 0 40 km
Knot 2 Shabby 555 0 42 km
Gesin Ranches 671 0 43 km
Chadbourne Ranch 607 0 44 km
Steen 509 0 54 km
Avenger Field SWW 727 Civ. Paved Yes 5800 54 km
Killion Ranch 562 0 60 km
Hamlin Municipal 534 0 63 km
Hamlin Memorial Hospital 533 0 67 km
Arledge Field 475 0 69 km
Bruce Field 530 0 70 km
Coleman Municipal COM 517 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 71 km
Fisher County 592 0 74 km
Ross Planes 536 0 75 km
Robert Lee 586 0 75 km
Landers Ranch 693 0 75 km
Taylor 449 0 76 km
Albany Municipal 434 0 77 km
Goodall Ranch 472 0 83 km
Trulock Ranch Field 661 0 84 km
Cisco Municipal 491 0 88 km
Stonewall County 532 0 99 km
Haskell Municipal 495 0 100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Lake Abilene Dam Elm Creek 1921 8 km
Lake Winters Elm Creek Dam Elm Creek 1983 41 km
Fort Phantom Hill Dam Big Elm Creek 1938 41 km
Oak Creek Dam Oak Creek 1950 43 km
Coleman Dam Jim Ned Creek 1966 53 km
Hords Creek Lake Hords Creek Dam Hords Creek 1948 63 km
Robert Lee Dam Colorado River 1969 72 km
Champion Creek Dam Champion Creek 1959 88 km
Lake Stamford Dam Paint Creek 1953 89 km
Williamson Dam Sandy Creek 1923 89 km
Simon Freese Dam Colorado River 1989 92 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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