Forest Fire (23276 ha) in Portugal 06 Aug 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 1008114
Countries: Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 1581 in the burned area
Burned area: 23276 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 0.5 221 5380 09 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 108 6595 10 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 855 11821 11 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 614 15612 12 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 795 17008 13 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 795 17634 16 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 1724 22938 17 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 1581 23254 18 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 1581 23276 22 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Portugal , District of Guarda (population 188,200) . The nearest places are Coimbra, Covilhã, Guarda, Viseu, Castelo Branco, Coria, and Vila Real.

Radius Population
10 km 68000 people
5 km 43000 people
2 km 17000 people
1 km 9100 people
Burned Area 1600 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 32870 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 20519 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guarda Portugal 190000 people
Castelo Branco Portugal 210000 people
Viseu Portugal 400000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Covilhã Castelo Branco Portugal City 18000 people 16 km
Guarda Guarda Portugal City 28000 people 21 km
Viseu Viseu Portugal City 26000 people 46 km
Castelo Branco Castelo Branco Portugal City 33000 people 67 km
Coimbra Coimbra Portugal Major city 110000 people 85 km
Coria Extremadura Spain City 13000 people 92 km
Vila Real Vila Real Portugal City 17000 people 100 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
Covilha COV 482 Civ. Paved No 3100 17 km
Viseu VSE 628 Civ. Paved No 3200 50 km
Vila Real VRL 550 Civ. Paved No 3100 98 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Meimoa Meimoa 1985 32 km
Sabugal Coa 2000 33 km
Santa Luzia Unhais 1942 50 km
Idanha Ponsul 1949 57 km
Fronhas Alva 1984 63 km
Aguieira Mondego 1981 63 km
Vilar Tavora 1965 63 km
Raiva Mondego 1981 68 km
Iruena Agueda n/a 75 km
Rivera de Gata Main Dam Gata 1990 77 km
Cabril Zezere 1954 80 km
Borbollon Arrago 1954 82 km
Varosa Varosa 1976 82 km
Valeira Douro 1975 83 km
Agueda Agueda 1931 84 km
Cedillo Tajo 1975 84 km
Regua Douro 1973 84 km
Pocinho Douro 1982 85 km
Saucelle Duero 1956 89 km
Bouqa Zezere 1955 90 km
Alcantara 2 Tajo 1969 91 km
Carrapatelo Douro 1972 93 km
Pracana Ocreza 1951 99 km
Fratel Tejo 1973 102 km

Nuclear plants

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