Forest Fire (9085 ha) in Bolivia 08 Nov 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 1010011
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Nov 2022 - 21 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 13
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 9085 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 5209 17 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6905 18 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9085 19 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 9987 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 12220 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 12288 22 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 Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade.

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 9079 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
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade Mato Grosso Brazil City - 84 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 55 km
Fazenda Sao Francisco 262 0 67 km
Fazenda Sagrado Coracao de Jesus 152 0 68 km
Mato Grosso MTG unknown 0 76 km
Vila Bela 270 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 82 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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