Forest Fire (5356 ha) in Brazil 11 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 1022194
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 422 in the burned area
Burned area: 5356 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 421 5201 16 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
2 0.5 422 5356 16 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) . The nearest places are Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, Santo Antônio do Leverger, and Campo Verde.



Radius Population
10 km 82000 people
5 km 28000 people
2 km 1400 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mato Grosso Brazil 2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil Major city 500000 people 23 km
Várzea Grande Mato Grosso Brazil City 220000 people 27 km
Santo Antônio do Leverger Mato Grosso Brazil City 6100 people 30 km
Campo Verde Mato Grosso Brazil City - 78 km

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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
Marechal Rondon CGB 186 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 25 km
Estancia Santo Antonio 151 0 29 km
Fazenda Cedro 702 0 78 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Manso Manso 2005 90 km

Nuclear plants

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