Forest Fire (8521 ha) in Brazil 25 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 1010224
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Nov 2022 - 03 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8521 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 6650 29 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8521 30 Nov 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 10218 01 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 11888 02 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 12477 03 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 12550 04 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) .

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 645 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mato Grosso Brazil 2.1 million people
Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

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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 Ilha Camargo 109 0 100 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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