Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 04 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 17 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 1008202
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Aug 2022 - 23 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	2 in the burned area
Burned area:	7648 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	6253	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2	7139	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2	7276	15 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	2	7301	16 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2	7531	17 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2	7648	18 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2	8384	19 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	2	8947	20 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	2	9353	21 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
10	0.5	2	9921	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
11	0.5	2	9998	23 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
12	0.5	2	10058	24 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Piaui (population 2,712,028) . The nearest places are Avelino Lopes, Júlio Borges, Morro Cabeça no Tempo, Santa Rita de Cássia, and Redenção do Gurguéia.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2300 people
5 km	1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Avelino Lopes	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	17 km
Júlio Borges	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	22 km
Morro Cabeça no Tempo	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	60 km
Santa Rita de Cássia	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	98 km
Redenção do Gurguéia	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	103 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
Buritirama		515				0	67 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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