Forest Fire (7298 ha) in Australia 01 Dec 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 1010295
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 Dec 2022 - 12 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7298 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 6542 04 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6894 06 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7106 11 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7298 12 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 13741 13 Dec 2022 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Western Australia (population 1,655,588) .

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

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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
Myroodah MYO unknown 0 91 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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