Forest Fire (15858 ha) in Canada 06 Jul 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1020162
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Jul 2024 - 24 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 15858 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6901 10 Jul 2024 14:24 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7779 11 Jul 2024 08:02 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9834 12 Jul 2024 08:01 GWIS
4 0.5 0 11197 13 Jul 2024 08:01 GWIS
5 0.5 0 11214 14 Jul 2024 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 11395 15 Jul 2024 08:01 GWIS
7 0.5 0 12037 16 Jul 2024 08:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 12310 17 Jul 2024 08:01 GWIS
9 0.5 0 12996 17 Jul 2024 22:01 GWIS
10 0.5 0 12860 18 Jul 2024 06:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 13169 18 Jul 2024 10:00 GWIS
12 0.5 0 13319 18 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
13 0.5 0 15208 18 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
14 0.5 0 15345 19 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
15 0.5 0 15531 19 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
16 0.5 0 15767 19 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
17 0.5 0 15795 20 Jul 2024 02:00 GWIS
18 0.5 0 15767 20 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
19 0.5 0 15814 20 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
20 0.5 0 15858 08 Aug 2024 10:07 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Alberta (population 2,649,068) .



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
Alberta Canada 2.6 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
Bitumount 264 0 63 km
Fort Mcmurray YMM 369 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Syncrude Tailings Peace n/a 40 km
Tar Island Athabasca 1988 75 km
Dike 8 2002 76 km
Dike 11-C 2001 76 km
Dike 7-EA 1999 77 km
Dike 11-A 2000 78 km
Dike 9 1996 79 km

Nuclear plants

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