Overall Green Forest fire alert in Argentina from 10 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 18 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5784 ha) in Argentina 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 1009351
Countries:	Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Sep 2022 - 19 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5784 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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18 Sep 05:02 19 Sep 05:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5209	18 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5784	19 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6297	20 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Argentina , Province of Salta (population 897,526) . The nearest places are San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, and Embarcación.

CCI Land Cover

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
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	5786 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Salta	Argentina	900000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán	Salta	Argentina	City	69000 people	17 km
Embarcación	Salta	Argentina	City	-	39 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
Oran	ORA	357	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	16 km
Bermejo	BJO	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	51 km
Calilegua		443				0	69 km
La Estrella		460				0	88 km
Tartagal G Enrique Mosconi		450				0	92 km
Tartagal / G Enrique Mosconi	TTG	449	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	95 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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