Forest Fire (6060 ha) in Russian Federation 28 Mar 2023

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 1013113
Countries: Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 1
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6060 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 6060 30 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast'. The nearest places are Birobidzhan, Birofeld, Kukan, Bira, and Babstovo.

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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Khabarovskiy kray Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Birobidzhan Yevreyskaya Russia City 75000 people 31 km
Birofeld Yevreyskaya Russia City - 36 km
Kukan Khabarovskiy Russia City - 69 km
Bira Yevreyskaya Russia City 4200 people 71 km
Babstovo Yevreyskaya Russia City 3600 people 76 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
Birobidzhan South 101 0 12 km
76 0 41 km
Birofeld Northwest 76 0 45 km
Kukan 244 0 71 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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