Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 01 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (19717 ha) in Brazil 01 Sep 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 1017233
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	3 in the burned area
Burned area:	19717 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	6696	11 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	1	9023	12 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS
3	0.5	2	11504	13 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
4	0.5	3	15803	14 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
5	0.5	3	19383	15 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
6	0.5	3	19717	16 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are Luciara, Santa Terezinha, Lagoa da Confusão, and São Félix do Araguaia.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tocantins	Brazil	970000 people
Mato Grosso	Brazil	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Luciara	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	50 km
Santa Terezinha	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	59 km
Lagoa da Confusão	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	75 km
São Félix do Araguaia	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	7100 people	83 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
Luciara		210	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	50 km
Santa Terezinha	STZ	202	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	60 km
Santa Isabel Do Morro	IDO	197	Civ.	Paved	No	5000	79 km
Sao Felix Do Araguaia	SXO	197	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4700	86 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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