Forest Fire (8706 ha) in Brazil 10 Sep 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 1009212
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Sep 2022 - 22 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 12
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8706 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 0 6413 11 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6912 12 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7063 13 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7058 14 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 7215 15 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 7542 16 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 7653 17 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 7814 18 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 8028 21 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 8344 22 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 8706 23 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Rondonia (population 1,187,356) . The nearest places are Machadinho d'Oeste, and Jamari.

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 106 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rondonia Brazil 1.2 million people
Amazonas Brazil 2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Machadinho d'Oeste Rondônia Brazil City 12000 people 95 km
Jamari Rondônia Brazil City - 100 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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More information

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