Forest Fire (18390 ha) in Ethiopia 25 Feb 2024

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 1019310
Countries: Ethiopia
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Feb 2024 - 09 Mar 2024
Duration (days): 13
People affected: 2809 in the burned area
Burned area: 18390 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 2352 10348 02 Mar 2024 09:01 GWIS
2 0.5 2352 10395 03 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
3 0.5 2719 14174 05 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
4 0.5 2809 18390 06 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
5 0.5 4023 26862 07 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
6 0.5 4023 28071 08 Mar 2024 09:01 GWIS
7 0.5 4026 28733 10 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ethiopia , Administrative Region of Gojam (population 4,363,467) .



Radius Population
10 km 35000 people
5 km 14000 people
2 km 6900 people
1 km 4800 people
Burned Area 4000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gojam Ethiopia 4.4 million 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
Chagni MKD unknown 0 27 km
Pawi Beles PWI unknown 0 43 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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