Forest Fire (24722 ha) in Brazil 10 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 1008188
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Aug 2022 - 28 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 24722 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5706 13 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7402 14 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8012 15 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8375 16 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8946 17 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 11543 18 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 12274 19 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 13637 20 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 13808 21 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 14375 22 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 18307 23 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
12 0.5 0 19172 24 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
13 0.5 0 24097 25 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
14 0.5 0 24325 26 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
15 0.5 0 24399 27 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
16 0.5 0 24412 28 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
17 0.5 0 24722 29 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Para (population 5,343,148) .

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Para Brazil 5.3 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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