Forest Fire (13211 ha) in United States 15 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 1006375
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Jun 2022 - 21 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 13211 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 1 10884 21 Jun 2022 06:27 GWIS
2 0.5 1 13211 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 Arizona (population 3,814,413) . The nearest places are Tucson, Drexel Heights, Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, and Nogales.

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

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 1254 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 59 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arizona United States 3.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Drexel Heights Arizona United States City 24000 people 58 km
Tucson Arizona United States Major city 490000 people 71 km
Casas Adobes Arizona United States City 54000 people 71 km
Catalina Foothills Arizona United States City 54000 people 75 km
Nogales Sonora Mexico City 21000 people 91 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
Sells 734 0 29 km
Ruby Star Airpark 1227 0 44 km
Flying Diamond 1158 0 44 km
Ryan Field 736 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 45 km
Palm Valley Tucson 652 0 47 km
Continental 874 0 59 km
Avra Valley AVW 617 0 63 km
St Mary's Helistop 715 0 64 km
Tucson International TUS 805 Civ. Paved Yes 10900 64 km
Ina Road 668 0 66 km
Pima County Sheriff's 762 0 66 km
Marana MZJ 576 Civ. Paved No 6800 68 km
University Medical Center Hospital 752 0 69 km
Davis Monthan AFB DMA 824 Mil. Paved Yes 13600 71 km
Twin Hawks Airpark 698 0 75 km
Tucson Medical Center 757 0 76 km
La Cholla Airpark 896 0 79 km
Horizon 784 0 80 km
Picacho Stagefield PCA 511 0 81 km
Eds Field 501 0 83 km
Saguaro 945 0 85 km
Newman Peak Ranch 500 0 90 km
Brave Bull Ranch Resort 927 0 90 km
Nogales International OLS 1198 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 91 km
Redman Residence 872 0 91 km
Empire Ranch 1390 0 92 km
Eloy Municipal 461 0 96 km
Nogales NOG 1222 Civ. Paved No 5900 98 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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