Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 27 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 02 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (71687 ha) in Canada 27 May 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1014503
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 May 2023 - 02 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	71687 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	9428	29 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	29912	30 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	46169	31 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	53793	01 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	71687	02 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
British Columbia	Canada	3.4 million 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	Elevation (m)	Distance
Helmet	588	66 km
Petitot	503	71 km
Peggo	457	81 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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