Overall Green Forest fire in United States on 03 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8637 ha) in United States 03 Sep 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 1021937
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Sep 2024 - 04 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	8637 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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03 Sep 19:00 03 Sep 23:00 04 Sep 07:00

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	8199	03 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1	8321	03 Sep 2024 22:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1	8637	04 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	4	10186	04 Sep 2024 10:01	GWIS
5	0.5	4	11588	04 Sep 2024 14:01	GWIS
6	0.5	4	11514	04 Sep 2024 18:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Oregon (population 2,958,009) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oregon	United States	3 million people

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
Inshallah International		1390				0	26 km
Wileycreek		1259				0	43 km
Land's Inn Ranch		1183				0	49 km
Seneca Emergency Airstrip		1422				0	50 km
John Day State	JDA	1128				0	58 km
Ponderosa Ranch		1397				0	62 km
Wilson Ranch		1286				0	74 km
Monument Municipal		708				0	77 km
Oxbow Ranch		1164				0	78 km
Volny Long Creek		1174				0	79 km
Burns Municipal	BNO	1263	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5100	81 km
Collins Landing Strip		457				0	81 km
Hines		1356				0	82 km
Wagontire		1440				0	103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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