Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 10 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 13 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 1008191
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Aug 2022 - 13 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	13289 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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13 Aug 06:01 14 Aug 05:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	8296	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	13289	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Morro Cabeça no Tempo, Avelino Lopes, Campo Alegre de Lourdes, Santa Luz, Anísio de Abreu, Júlio Borges, São Braz do Piauí, and Redenção do Gurguéia.

CCI Land Cover

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
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Morro Cabeça no Tempo	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	22 km
Avelino Lopes	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	58 km
Campo Alegre de Lourdes	Bahia	Brazil	City	5700 people	82 km
Santa Luz	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	82 km
Anísio de Abreu	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	92 km
Júlio Borges	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	92 km
São Braz do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	94 km
Redenção do Gurguéia	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	97 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
Campo Alegre de Lourdes		461				0	82 km
Gurgueia		325	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	97 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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