Overall Green Forest fire alert in Guinea from 10 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2023 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 1012702
Countries:	Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	1878 in the burned area
Burned area:	8580 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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14 Mar 06:00 15 Mar 06:01 16 Mar 06:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1289	7015	14 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1802	7490	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1878	8580	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Guinea , Administrative Region of Macenta.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	38000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	9400 people
1 km	7000 people
Burned Area	1900 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	2470 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Macenta	Guinea	-
Gueckedou	Guinea	-
Kissidougou	Guinea	-
Lofa	Liberia	430000 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
Voinjama	VOI	unknown				0	36 km
Macenta	MCA	515	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4500	46 km
Wologissi	WOI	unknown				0	52 km
Kissidougou	KSI	551	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	58 km
Foya	FOY	unknown				0	58 km
Gbenko		650	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5100	82 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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