Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 15 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC to 01 Aug 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 1007865
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Jul 2022 - 01 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	3002 in the burned area
Burned area:	5854 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 Aug 06:27

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3002	5854	02 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Copperbelt (population 1,773,535) . The nearest places are Kitwe, Ndola, Mufulira, Luanshya, and Chingola.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	170000 people
5 km	7300 people
2 km	2800 people
1 km	1700 people
Burned Area	3000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1634 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	1849 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Copperbelt	Zambia	1.8 million people
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kitwe	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	400000 people	20 km
Ndola	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	390000 people	31 km
Mufulira	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	120000 people	32 km
Luanshya	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	110000 people	35 km
Chingola	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	150000 people	65 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
Southdowns	KIW	1263	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	29 km
Mufulira		1326	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	29 km
Ndola	NLA	1270	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	36 km
Luanshya		1250	Priv.	Unpaved	No	4100	37 km
Kasompe	ZKP	1413	Priv.	Paved	No	4600	61 km
Chingola	CGJ	unknown				0	65 km
Lesa		1219				0	91 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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