Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nigeria from 03 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 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 1010121
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Nov 2022 - 22 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	616 in the burned area
Burned area:	5246 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Nov 05:07 23 Nov 05:09

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	616	5096	22 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	616	5246	23 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Borno (population 2,852,223) . The nearest places are Maiduguri, Bama, and Mokolo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	7800 people
5 km	7100 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	26 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Borno	Nigeria	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bama		Nigeria	City	120000 people	45 km
Maiduguri		Nigeria	Major city	1.1 million people	63 km
Mokolo	Extreme-Nord	Cameroon	City	270000 people	80 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
Maiduguri	MIU	336	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	66 km
Mokolo		845				0	76 km
Mubi		671				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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