Forest Fire (17451 ha) in Brazil 07 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 1017242
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 07 Sep 2023 - 22 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 7 in the burned area
Burned area: 17451 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 2 5878 12 Sep 2023 08:07 GWIS
2 0.5 3 7542 13 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
3 0.5 5 11172 14 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
4 0.5 6 13290 15 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
5 0.5 6 14526 16 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
6 0.5 7 17451 17 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
7 0.5 7 17571 18 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
8 0.5 9 21392 19 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
9 0.5 11 27055 20 Sep 2023 08:07 GWIS
10 0.5 12 32333 21 Sep 2023 08:09 GWIS
11 0.5 13 35659 22 Sep 2023 08:10 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are São Salvador do Tocantins, Palmeirópolis, Minaçu, Montividiu do Norte, Jaú do Tocantins, Trombas, and Campinaçu.



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
Goias Brazil 4.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
São Salvador do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 35 km
Palmeirópolis Tocantins Brazil City - 41 km
Minaçu Goiás Brazil City 30000 people 62 km
Montividiu do Norte Goiás Brazil City - 64 km
Jaú do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 71 km
Trombas Goiás Brazil City - 94 km
Campinaçu Goiás Brazil City - 106 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
Parana 270 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 45 km
Minacu Municipal MQH 424 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 64 km
S A Mineracao de Amianto 417 0 65 km
Cavalcante 800 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 108 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sao Salvador Tocantins 2010 30 km
Cana Brava Tocantins 2002 46 km
Peixe Angical Tocantins 2006 92 km
Serra da Mesa Reservoir Serra da Mesa Tocantins 1998 98 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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