Forest Fire (5811 ha) in Australia 21 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 1013129
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5811 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 5811 30 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

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

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
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
Lansdowne LDW unknown 0 1 km
Tableland TBL unknown 0 30 km
Bedford Downs BDW unknown 0 74 km
Springvale ZVG unknown 0 89 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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