Forest Fire (8165 ha) in Bolivia 01 Sep 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 1021953
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 Sep 2024 - 05 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8165 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 6721 03 Sep 2024 22:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7145 04 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7336 05 Sep 2024 18:01 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7766 05 Sep 2024 22:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8165 06 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of El Beni (population 264,208) .



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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
El Beni Bolivia 260000 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
Santa Ana Yacuma SBL unknown 0 97 km
Santa Ana Del Yacuma 143 Civ. Unpaved Yes 5000 103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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