Forest Fire (20999 ha) in Australia 28 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 1017623
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Sep 2023 - 06 Oct 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 20999 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 5309 03 Oct 2023 08:07 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6438 04 Oct 2023 08:07 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6438 05 Oct 2023 08:07 GWIS
4 0.5 0 20999 06 Oct 2023 08:07 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .



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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Territory Australia 160000 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
Alexandria AXL unknown 0 92 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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