Overall Green Forest fire alert in United States from 05 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5791 ha) in United States 05 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 1017356
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5791 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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18 Sep 08:31 19 Sep 08:31 20 Sep 08:34

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5014	18 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	5340	19 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
3	0.5	5791	20 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Arcata, and Eureka.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
California	United States	31 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Arcata	California	United States	City	17000 people	81 km
Eureka	California	United States	City	26000 people	92 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
Andy Mc Beth		13				0	27 km
Happy Camp		369				0	37 km
Ward Field		109				0	43 km
Jack Mcnamara Field	CEC	17	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	54 km
Hoopa		109				0	55 km
Illinois Valley Usfs		423				0	63 km
Scott Valley		831				0	68 km
Hendershots		366				0	69 km
Arcata	ACV	66	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	72 km
Lefko		872				0	76 km
Round Mountain		1067				0	79 km
Brookings State	BOK	140				0	79 km
B Bar Ranch		427				0	79 km
Holdana Field		463				0	80 km
Backachers Ranch		445				0	84 km
Murray Field	EKA	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3000	90 km
Fly By Night		506				0	93 km
Kneeland		834				0	93 km
Wonder		381				0	96 km
Eureka Municipal		6				0	96 km
Hyampom		381				0	102 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Crescent City	USCEC	Wake Island	50 km
Brookings		Wake Island	77 km
Eureka	USEKA	Wake Island	93 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Applegate Reservoir	Applegate Dam	Applegate River	1980	74 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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