Overall Green Forest fire alert in Bolivia from 01 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 20 Nov 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 1009799
Countries:	Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Nov 2022 - 20 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	13972 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	12344	15 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	12378	16 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	13112	17 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	13592	18 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	13838	19 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	13971	20 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	13972	21 Nov 2022 04:00	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.

CCI Land Cover

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	-	59 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

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More information

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