Overall Green Forest fire alert in Bolivia from 16 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1009364
Countries:	Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Sep 2022 - 22 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8816 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Sep 05:00 23 Sep 05:00

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	7204	22 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	8816	23 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 Cabixi, and Pimenteiras do Oeste.

CCI Land Cover

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	8810 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Santa Cruz	Bolivia	1.4 million people
Mato Grosso	Brazil	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cabixi	Rondônia	Brazil	City	-	86 km
Pimenteiras do Oeste	Santa Cruz	Bolivia	City	-	90 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
Fazenda Guaporei		304				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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