Forest Fire (19558 ha) in Australia 23 May 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 1014452
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 May 2023 - 02 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 19558 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 12564 26 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 17855 27 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 18386 28 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 19558 29 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 20746 30 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 21813 31 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 22535 01 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 23072 02 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 23157 03 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Queensland (population 3,107,362) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 17581 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Queensland Australia 3.1 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
Injune INJ unknown 0 80 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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