Forest Fire (13601 ha) in Bolivia 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 1009262
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Sep 2022 - 28 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13601 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 8053 13 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8213 14 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8296 17 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 9554 19 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 10114 20 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 10820 21 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 11630 22 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 12276 23 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 12474 25 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 12902 26 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 13238 27 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
12 0.5 0 13282 28 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
13 0.5 0 13601 29 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of El Beni (population 264,208) .

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
El Beni Bolivia 260000 people

Affected populated places

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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
San Ignacio de Moxos SNM 140 Civ. Unpaved No 5900 55 km
Santa Ana Yacuma SBL unknown 0 82 km
Santa Ana Del Yacuma 143 Civ. Unpaved Yes 5000 88 km
Jorge Henrich Arauz TDD 155 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 99 km

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More information

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