Overall Green Forest fire alert in China from 30 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 08 Apr 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 1013154
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Mar 2023 - 08 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	25542 in the burned area
Burned area:	29877 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Apr 06:01 02 Apr 06:02 03 Apr 06:02 04 Apr 06:03 08 Apr 06:09 09 Apr 06:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	7555	7373	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	13574	13157	02 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	25166	28438	03 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	25456	29633	04 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	25469	29788	08 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	25542	29877	09 Apr 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 Jilin, Changchun, Xinan, Jiutai, Yantongshan, Datun, Jishu, Dehui, Fanjiatun, Yitong, and Yushu.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	300000 people
5 km	220000 people
2 km	140000 people
1 km	97000 people
Burned Area	26000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	276754 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	-	34 km
Jilin	Jilin	China	Major city	1.2 million people	39 km
Jiutai	Jilin	China	City	180000 people	40 km
Changchun	Jilin	China	Major city	-	62 km
Yantongshan	Jilin	China	City	57000 people	62 km
Datun	Jilin	China	City	-	74 km
Jishu	Jilin	China	City	100000 people	76 km
Dehui	Jilin	China	City	110000 people	82 km
Fanjiatun	Jilin	China	City	-	83 km
Yitong	Jilin	China	City	-	85 km
Jiaohe	Jilin	China	City	120000 people	87 km
Yushu	Jilin	China	City	120000 people	115 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
Jilin / Erh Thi Tzu	JIL	166				0	31 km
Chang Chun East		213				0	55 km
Changchun / Datun		239				0	68 km
Changchun / Dafang Shen	CGQ	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	71 km
Jichang		299				0	72 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Shitoukoumen	Yinma He	1965	30 km
	Fengman	Songhua Jiang	1941	51 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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