Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 13 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 19 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 1006182
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	13 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5069 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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20 May 03:49

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5069	20 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 Irkutskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Tayshet, Alzamay, Biryusinsk, Shitkino, and Uk.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2200 people
5 km	1400 people
2 km	1300 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	3914 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Irkutskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tayshet	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	37000 people	27 km
Alzamay	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	7000 people	34 km
Biryusinsk	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	9600 people	36 km
Shitkino	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	2300 people	73 km
Uk	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	2300 people	82 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
Tayshet South		305				0	25 km
Talaya Southeast		397				0	33 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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