Forest Fire (6016 ha) in Bolivia 05 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 1009299
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Sep 2022 - 19 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6016 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 5503 14 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6016 18 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7165 19 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8201 20 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of Santa Cruz (population 1,361,645) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 4442 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Santa Cruz Bolivia 1.4 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

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Robore RBO 277 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 45 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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