Forest Fire (5499 ha) in Brazil 10 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 1006676
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Jun 2022 - 24 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5499 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 0 5357 23 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5499 25 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are Pindorama do Tocantins, Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Chapada da Natividade, Ponte Alta do Tocantins, Santa Rosa do Tocantins, Conceição do Tocantins, Silvanópolis, Novo Jardim, and Taipas do Tocantins.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tocantins Brazil 970000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pindorama do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 38 km
Porto Alegre do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 44 km
Chapada da Natividade Tocantins Brazil City - 46 km
Ponte Alta do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 77 km
Santa Rosa do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 82 km
Conceição do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 88 km
Silvanópolis Tocantins Brazil City - 91 km
Novo Jardim Tocantins Brazil City - 94 km
Taipas do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 94 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
Dianopolis DNO 608 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 62 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Isamu Ikeda Balsas 1995 92 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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