Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ghana from 15 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 28 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 1010156
Countries:	Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Nov 2022 - 28 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	14630 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 Nov 05:02 25 Nov 05:03 27 Nov 05:05 28 Nov 05:04 29 Nov 05:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	10143	24 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	11209	25 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	13323	27 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	14532	28 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	14630	29 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ghana , Region of Northern (population 1,590,580) . The nearest places are Damongo, Tamale, and Savelugu.

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	8369 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern	Ghana	1.6 million people
Upper West	Ghana	600000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Damongo	Northern	Ghana	City	-	52 km
Tamale	Northern	Ghana	City	360000 people	100 km
Savelugu	Northern	Ghana	City	29000 people	101 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
Tamale Old		183				0	95 km
Tamale	TML	169	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	95 km
Wa		322	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4600	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bontanga		n/a	78 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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