Forest Fire (11947 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 1009316
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Sep 2022 - 25 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 11947 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 6526 15 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7416 17 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7919 18 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8855 19 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 10003 20 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 10198 21 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 10396 22 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 11078 23 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 11469 25 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 11947 26 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) . The nearest places are and San Ignacio de Velasco.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Santa Cruz Bolivia 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Ignacio de Velasco Santa Cruz Bolivia City - 61 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
Cap. Av. Juan Cochamanidis San Ignacio D SNG 413 Civ. Unpaved Yes 3900 60 km
Fazenda Sao Francisco 262 0 92 km

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