Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 27 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 14 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (88737 ha) in Canada 27 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 1014486
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 May 2023 - 14 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	88737 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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28 May 12:01 29 May 12:02 30 May 12:02 31 May 12:02 01 Jun 12:03 02 Jun 12:05 03 Jun 12:05 04 Jun 12:07 05 Jun 12:09 06 Jun 12:07 10 Jun 12:09 14 Jun 13:16 15 Jun 13:17

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	22240	28 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	42817	29 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	42983	30 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	53106	31 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	56212	01 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	65315	02 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	69830	03 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	76832	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
9	0.5	85343	05 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
10	0.5	87694	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
11	0.5	87971	10 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
12	0.5	88600	14 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
13	0.5	88737	15 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Territory of Northwest Territories (population 27,928) .

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northwest Territories	Canada	28000 people
Alberta	Canada	2.6 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
Mobil Bistcho		610				0	97 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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