Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 19 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC to 25 Jun 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 1006639
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Jun 2022 - 25 Jun 2022
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7488 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6452	22 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6970	23 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7308	24 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7436	25 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7488	26 Jun 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Goias (population 4,229,336) . The nearest places are Teresina de Goiás, Minaçu, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Colinas do Sul, Palmeirópolis, and São Salvador do Tocantins.

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Goias	Brazil	4.2 million people
Tocantins	Brazil	970000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Teresina de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	53 km
Minaçu	Goiás	Brazil	City	30000 people	68 km
Alto Paraíso de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	78 km
Colinas do Sul	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	95 km
Palmeirópolis	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	98 km
São Salvador do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	103 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
Cavalcante		800	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	41 km
Minacu Municipal	MQH	424	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4100	66 km
S A Mineracao de Amianto		417				0	72 km
Alto Paraiso de Goias		366				0	76 km
Arraias	AAI	586	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	92 km
Parana		270	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	95 km
Alto Paraiso		1341				0	96 km
Campos Belos		670	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	101 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Cana Brava	Tocantins	2002	60 km
	Serra da Mesa	Tocantins	1998	89 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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