Forest Fire (6297 ha) in United States 19 Jun 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 1006349
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Jun 2022 - 21 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 2 in the burned area
Burned area: 6297 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 2 6297 21 Jun 2022 06:27 GWIS
2 0.5 2 6305 22 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of New Jersey (population 8,044,828) . The nearest places are Philadelphia, Trenton, Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, Vineland, Camden, Levittown, Lakewood, Brick Township, Freehold, and Edison.

Radius Population
10 km 23000 people
5 km 2800 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 760 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 22 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Jersey United States 8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cherry Hill New Jersey United States City 71000 people 36 km
Atlantic City New Jersey United States City 41000 people 37 km
Vineland New Jersey United States City 56000 people 37 km
Camden New Jersey United States City 80000 people 38 km
Levittown Pennsylvania United States City 54000 people 54 km
Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States Major city 1.5 million people 56 km
Lakewood New Jersey United States City 36000 people 59 km
Trenton New Jersey United States Major city 85000 people 61 km
Brick Township New Jersey United States City 130000 people 64 km
Freehold New Jersey United States City 11000 people 69 km
Princeton New Jersey United States City 14000 people 72 km
Asbury Park New Jersey United States City 17000 people 79 km
Doylestown Pennsylvania United States City 8200 people 79 km
Wilmington Delaware United States City 73000 people 82 km
West Chester Pennsylvania United States City 18000 people 83 km
New Brunswick New Jersey United States City 49000 people 91 km
Souderton Pennsylvania United States City 6700 people 92 km
Red Bank New Jersey United States City 12000 people 92 km
Edison New Jersey United States City 98000 people 97 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
Hammonton Municipal 21 0 7 km
Atsion Helistop 18 0 7 km
Bertino 21 0 8 km
Ideal Mfg Corp 24 0 11 km
Pacemaker 2 0 13 km
Indian Mills 27 0 14 km
Mullica Landing 25 0 15 km
Folsom 27 0 17 km
At&t Cedarbrook 56 0 22 km
Strawberry Fields 14 0 23 km
Germania 20 0 23 km
Lz 1 Nldc 34 0 24 km
Winchelsea 9 0 24 km
Warren Grove Range 32 0 24 km
Red Lion 16 0 25 km
Camden County 46 0 25 km
Herman 15 0 25 km
New Freedom Switching Station 40 0 25 km
Coyle Field 58 0 26 km
Atlantic City Medical Center 19 0 26 km
Atlantic City International ACY 23 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 27 km
Lentine South 46 0 28 km
J L Gentile 34 0 29 km
Southern Cross 44 0 29 km
Flying W 15 0 29 km
Als Landing Strip 35 0 30 km
Cross Keys 49 0 30 km
Eayrestown Helistop 18 0 31 km
West Jersey Hospital 38 0 31 km
South Jersey Regional LLY 16 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 32 km
Eagles Nest 11 0 32 km
Pemberton 20 0 33 km
S And C Echelon 38 0 33 km
Deborah Heart & Lung Center 31 0 33 km
McGinnis 3 0 33 km
Nordheim Flying K Airpark 16 0 34 km
Southern Ocean County Hosp. 17 0 34 km
Reeder 44 0 34 km
Our Lady's 5 0 35 km
Free Spirit 26 0 36 km
Rudys 27 0 36 km
Kroelinger 28 0 36 km
McGuire AFB WRI 41 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 37 km
Atlantic County Helistop 4 0 37 km
Vineland Veterans Home 33 0 37 km
Redwing 23 0 37 km
Griffin Associates 21 0 38 km
Wjrz Radio 3 0 38 km
Inductotherm 20 0 39 km
Sony Music 38 0 39 km
P & A Deptford 9 0 39 km
Ledden Farm 44 0 40 km
Chemical Bank - New Jersey Na 8 0 40 km
Sanssouci Estate Helistop 3 0 40 km
Cherry Hill Inn 26 0 41 km
Dix Field 2 0 42 km
Shore Memorial Hospital 23 0 42 km
Robert J Miller Air Park MJX 25 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 42 km
Mac Millan Restricted Helistop 9 0 44 km
Lakehurst Natf 43 0 44 km
Elmer Community Hospital 29 0 45 km
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital 9 0 45 km
Berkeley Township Police 16 0 45 km
Burlington Generating Station 3 0 46 km
Forked River 4 0 46 km
Colliers Mills 40 0 46 km
Peco Oregon Shop 4 0 47 km
Arneytown Veteran's Cemetary 47 0 47 km
Layton's Airfield 44 0 47 km
Ash Personal 2 0 47 km
Lakehurst Naes NEL 31 Mil. Paved Yes 5000 47 km
Ocean City Municipal 2 0 48 km
Penn Dda Inc 8 0 48 km
Total Rf 3 0 48 km
Peaslees Airstrip 30 0 48 km
Emmanuel 47 0 49 km
Stallone 24 0 49 km
Millville Municipal MIV 25 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 49 km
Bucks 32 0 50 km
Hahnemann 51 0 51 km
Three M 11 0 51 km
Episcopal Hospital 23 0 51 km
Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp 9 0 51 km
Bristol Usar Center 14 0 52 km
Northeast Philadelphia PNE 37 Civ. Paved Yes 7000 52 km
Philadelphia International PHL 6 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 52 km
Commerce Bank 21 0 53 km
Woodbine Municipal 12 0 53 km
Hercules 5 0 53 km
A M Classics 18 0 54 km
Hummel unknown 0 55 km
Perl Acres 46 0 55 km
Holmansville 34 0 55 km
One Meridian Plaza 171 0 55 km
Albert Einstein Medical Center 82 0 55 km
City of Bridgeton 12 0 56 km
Philadelphia unknown 0 56 km
Medical College of Pennsylvania 60 0 56 km
Alloway Airfield 43 0 56 km
Philmont 76 0 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tuckerton Wake Island 33 km
Atlantic City Wake Island 43 km
Burlington USBTV Wake Island 46 km
Camden USCDE Wake Island 47 km
Barnegat Wake Island 51 km
Paulsboro USPAU Wake Island 52 km
Trenton Wake Island 56 km
Chester Wake Island 59 km
Marcus Hook USMAH Wake Island 64 km
Wilmington USILG Wake Island 71 km
New Castle USNQS Wake Island 76 km
Cape May Wake Island 88 km
Sayreville Wake Island 91 km
Long Branch Wake Island 92 km
Perth Amboy USPAY Wake Island 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Union Lake Dam Maurice River 1869 45 km
Van Sciver Lake Scotts Creek 1954 50 km
Assunpink Dam 6 Assunpink Creek 1977 61 km
Springton Reservoir Geist Storage Crum Creek 1931 68 km
Manasquan Reservoir Dam Timber Swamp Brook 1990 69 km
Nockamixon Tohickon Creek 1973 97 km
Round Valley North Dike Trib. South Branch of Rockaway River 1961 103 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
OYSTER CREEK UNITED STATES 1 43 km
SALEM UNITED STATES 2 78 km
HOPE CREEK UNITED STATES 1 78 km

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