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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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5307 26 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5386 26 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7248 27 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7453 27 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 7594 27 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 8319 28 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 8331 28 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 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

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