Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ecuador from 02 Dec 2022 00:00 UTC to 10 Dec 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 1010324
Countries:	Ecuador
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Dec 2022 - 10 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	403 in the burned area
Burned area:	6851 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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06 Dec 05:00 09 Dec 05:04 10 Dec 05:03 11 Dec 05:09

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	121	5314	06 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	121	5506	09 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	121	5618	10 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	403	6851	11 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ecuador , Province of Manabi (population 1,133,452) . The nearest places are Bahía de Caráquez, Chone, Porto Viejo, Manta, Jipijapa, and Quevedo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Manabi	Ecuador	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bahía de Caráquez	Manabí	Ecuador	City	24000 people	17 km
Chone	Manabí	Ecuador	City	44000 people	26 km
Porto Viejo	Manabi	Ecuador	City	-	57 km
Manta	Manabí	Ecuador	City	180000 people	64 km
Jipijapa	Manabí	Ecuador	City	36000 people	92 km
Quevedo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	City	120000 people	103 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
Los Perales	BHA	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	14 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	56 km
Eloy Alfaro	MEC	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9300	60 km
Pedernales		20				0	75 km
Jipijapa	JIP	unknown				0	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Bahia de Caraquez		Ecuador	14 km
Manta	ECMEC	Ecuador	64 km
Cojimies		Ecuador	104 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	43 km
Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	61 km
Daule Peripa	Daule	1987	72 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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