Forest Fire (5103 ha) in United States 29 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 1006920
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Jun 2022 - 02 Jul 2022
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5103 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 5103 03 Jul 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) .

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Sparrevohn AFS SVW 483 Mil. Unpaved Yes 4100 39 km
Lime Village LVD 168 0 53 km
Stony River 2 SRV 70 0 75 km
Kalakaket Creek AS 487 0 84 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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