Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 23 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 28 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8665 ha) in Brazil 23 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 1022417
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8665 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Sep 15:01 26 Sep 19:01 27 Sep 07:01 27 Sep 11:01 27 Sep 19:02 28 Sep 07:02 28 Sep 15:03 28 Sep 19:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5307	26 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5386	26 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7248	27 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7453	27 Sep 2024 10:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7594	27 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8319	28 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8331	28 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	8665	28 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Divinópolis de Goiás, and Aurora do Tocantins.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Divinópolis de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	90 km
Aurora do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	106 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
Fazenda Buriti		729				0	98 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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