Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 25 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 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 1012970
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	782 in the burned area
Burned area:	7438 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:00 29 Mar 06:01 30 Mar 06:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	841	6893	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	841	6948	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	782	7438	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Jilin (population 27,325,100) . The nearest places are Changchun, Jilin, Xinan, Datun, Yitong, Fanjiatun, Yantongshan, Jiutai, Gongzhuling, Liaoyuan, and Dongfeng.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	210000 people
5 km	150000 people
2 km	36000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	39330 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jilin	China	27.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Xinan	Jilin	China	City	-	9 km
Changchun	Jilin	China	Major city	-	37 km
Datun	Jilin	China	City	-	42 km
Yitong	Jilin	China	City	-	47 km
Fanjiatun	Jilin	China	City	-	48 km
Yantongshan	Jilin	China	City	57000 people	50 km
Jiutai	Jilin	China	City	180000 people	56 km
Gongzhuling	Jilin	China	City	140000 people	71 km
Jilin	Jilin	China	Major city	1.2 million people	76 km
Liaoyuan	Jilin	China	City	460000 people	95 km
Dehui	Jilin	China	City	110000 people	96 km
Dongfeng	Jilin	China	City	67000 people	111 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
Chang Chun East		213				0	33 km
Changchun / Datun		239				0	34 km
Changchun / Dafang Shen	CGQ	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	46 km
Jichang		299				0	54 km
Jilin / Erh Thi Tzu	JIL	166				0	70 km
Huaide		187				0	72 km
Dongfeng		411				0	112 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Shitoukoumen	Yinma He	1965	34 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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