Forest Fire (12097 ha) in Tanzania 24 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 1022419
Countries: Tanzania
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 3 in the burned area
Burned area: 12097 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 3 9170 26 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
2 0.5 3 9863 26 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
3 0.5 3 10005 27 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 3 10127 27 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
5 0.5 3 10840 27 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
6 0.5 3 11061 27 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
7 0.5 3 11137 28 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
8 0.5 3 11613 28 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
9 0.5 3 11810 29 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
10 0.5 3 12097 29 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Tanzania , Region of Morogoro (population 1,497,732) .



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
Morogoro Tanzania 1.5 million people
Lindi Tanzania 790000 people
Pwani Tanzania 640000 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
Kikoboga 549 0 94 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kidatu Great Ruaha 1975 88 km

Nuclear plants

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