Forest Fire (7271 ha) in Australia 15 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 1010050
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Nov 2022 - 20 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7271 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5492 19 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6241 20 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7271 21 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Western Australia (population 1,655,588) . The nearest places are Derby, and Broome.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Western Australia Australia 1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Derby Western Australia Australia City - 64 km
Broome Western Australia Australia City 13000 people 100 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
Derby DRB 7 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 65 km
Carroll 91 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 81 km
Broome BME 17 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Derby AUDRB Coral Sea Islands 64 km
Beagle Bay Coral Sea Islands 83 km
Broome AUBME Coral Sea Islands 102 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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