Forest Fire (12601 ha) in Brazil 10 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 1017409
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Sep 2023 - 24 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 12601 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 0 6400 21 Sep 2023 08:09 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7195 22 Sep 2023 08:10 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9648 23 Sep 2023 08:11 GWIS
4 0.5 0 11028 24 Sep 2023 08:10 GWIS
5 0.5 0 12601 25 Sep 2023 08:09 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 Novo Jardim, Taipas do Tocantins, Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Conceição do Tocantins, Aurora do Tocantins, Combinado, and Lavandeira.



Radius Population
10 km 3000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tocantins Brazil 970000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Novo Jardim Tocantins Brazil City - 15 km
Taipas do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 43 km
Porto Alegre do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 49 km
Conceição do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 72 km
Aurora do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 94 km
Combinado Tocantins Brazil City - 99 km
Lavandeira Tocantins Brazil City - 100 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
Dianopolis DNO 608 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 39 km
Taguatinga QHN 630 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 66 km
Luis Eduardo Magalhaes 732 0 91 km

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