Forest Fire (104173 ha) in Canada 02 Jun 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 1014614
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 104173 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 14406 04 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 17898 05 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 32350 06 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 95740 07 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 101308 08 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 102548 09 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 103195 10 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 103260 11 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 104173 12 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Quebec (population 7,176,389) .

Radius Population
10 km 2300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 1207 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Quebec Canada 7.2 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
Lebel Sur Quevillon YLS 293 0 27 km
Senneterre 337 0 87 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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