Overall Green Forest fire alert in United States from 30 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC to 08 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 1008003
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Jul 2022 - 08 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	2 in the burned area
Burned area:	7818 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	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	5819	03 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	6969	04 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2	7653	05 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	2	7787	06 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2	7818	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 Montana (population 831,586) . The nearest places are and Kalispell.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Montana	United States	830000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kalispell	Montana	United States	City	14000 people	38 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
Polson		896				0	26 km
Hanson		1189				0	28 km
Hot Springs		842				0	31 km
Sanders		887				0	32 km
Flathead Lake Sky Ranch		885				0	33 km
North Country Pad		914				0	36 km
Kalispell City		894				0	36 km
Ferndale Airfield		933				0	39 km
Kalispell Regional Hospital		907				0	40 km
Mower Field		1219				0	40 km
Ronan		942				0	41 km
Olson		1015				0	41 km
Carson Field		1082				0	41 km
Weaver		893				0	44 km
Campbell Ranch		1024				0	46 km
Glacier Park International	FCA	906	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	51 km
Plains		750				0	56 km
Whitefish		935				0	61 km
Condon Usfs		1123				0	64 km
St Ignatius		916				0	65 km
Spotted Bear USFS		1119				0	65 km
Lone Hawk		1001				0	69 km
Thompson Falls	THM	750	Civ.	Paved	No	4200	72 km
Dave's Landing		730				0	76 km
Glacier Heli Tours		1006				0	76 km
Pinehurst Ranch		750				0	77 km
Mineral County		846				0	84 km
Nine Mile		1025				0	87 km
Langton Airstrip		1189				0	106 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Hubbert Reservoir	Hubbart	Little Bitterroot River	1923	25 km
Flathead Lake	Kerr	Flathead River	1939	25 km
Pablo Reservoir	Pablo	Offstream Pablo Canal	1914	32 km
	Ashley	Ashley Creek	1928	39 km
Lower Crow Reservoir	Crow	Crow Creek	1933	42 km
Ninepipe Reservoir	Ninepipe	Trib. Dublin Gulch	1923	52 km
Hungry Horse	Hungry Horse	South Fork of Flathead River	1952	61 km
St. Mary's Lake	Tabor	Dry Creek	1930	76 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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