Forest Fire (25601 ha) in United States 29 Jul 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 1007785
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Jul 2022 - 08 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 70 in the burned area
Burned area: 25601 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 70 23531 01 Aug 2022 11:38 GWIS
2 0.5 70 23621 02 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 70 23621 03 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 69 24420 04 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 69 25067 05 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 70 25310 06 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 70 25594 07 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 70 25601 08 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 70 25601 09 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass.

Radius Population
10 km 9700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 76 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 185 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people
Oregon United States 3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ashland Oregon United States City 20000 people 46 km
Medford Oregon United States City 63000 people 61 km
Grants Pass Oregon United States City 23000 people 83 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
Round Mountain 1067 0 11 km
Yreka RKC unknown 0 17 km
Lefko 872 0 19 km
Montague Yreka Rohrer Field 770 0 24 km
Scott Valley 831 0 26 km
Siskiyou County SIY 807 Civ. Paved Yes 7400 30 km
Coonrod Ranch 917 0 46 km
Ashland Municipal Sumner Parker Field 577 0 46 km
Weed 896 0 47 km
Happy Camp 369 0 47 km
Pinehurst State 1113 0 51 km
Fly By Night 506 0 55 km
Rogue Valley Medical Center 450 0 59 km
Holdana Field 463 0 60 km
Providence Hospital 411 0 61 km
Hendershots 366 0 64 km
Medford Jackson County MFR 406 Civ. Paved Yes 6600 65 km
Mount Shasta Rep MHS unknown 0 68 km
Light Valley Tree Farm 725 0 68 km
Butte Valley 1292 0 71 km
Burrill 399 0 72 km
Dunsmuir Muni-Mott 993 0 74 km
Triple R Ranch 1335 0 79 km
East Oregon Cattle Co 410 0 79 km
Illinois Valley Usfs 423 0 79 km
Longbell Ranch 1404 0 79 km
B Bar Ranch 427 0 80 km
Backachers Ranch 445 0 80 km
Jantzer 299 0 81 km
Mc Cloud Airstrip 1079 0 82 km
Snider Creek 436 0 84 km
Southern Oregon General Hospital 274 0 85 km
Wonder 381 0 89 km
Mucky Flat 610 0 90 km
Trinity Center 728 0 90 km
Springbrook 475 0 91 km
Shady Cove Airpark 461 0 91 km
Josephine County 342 0 93 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Iron Gate Klamath River 1962 36 km
Applegate Reservoir Applegate Dam Applegate River 1980 38 km
Emigrant Lake Emigrant Emigrant Creek 1923 45 km
Copco Lake Copco 1 Klamath River 1917 46 km
Lake Shastina Shasta River Shasta River 1928 46 km
Hyatt Hyatt Dam Keene Creek 1921 52 km
Howard Prairie Lake Howard Prairie Jenny Creek 1957 60 km
Lake Siskiyou Box Canyon Sacramento River 1970 70 km
Four Mile Lake Four Mile Lake Dam 1916 88 km
McCloud McCloud River 1965 96 km
Lost Creek Lake William L. Jess Rogue River 1976 99 km
Clair Engle Lake Trinity Trinity River 1962 110 km

Nuclear plants

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