Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 26 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 28 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5394 ha) in Brazil 26 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 1022427
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	48 in the burned area
Burned area:	5394 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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28 Sep 15:00 01 Oct 19:08

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	48	5337	28 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
2		0.5	48	5394	01 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Sao Paulo (population 32,776,560) . The nearest places are Pereira Barreto, Selvíria, Suzanápolis, Nova Canaã Paulista, Andradina, Três Lagoas, Guaraçaí, Santa Fé do Sul, Três Fronteiras, Aparecida do Taboado, and Tupi Paulista.

Radius	Population
10 km	2700 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sao Paulo	Brazil	32.8 million people
Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pereira Barreto	São Paulo	Brazil	City	22000 people	21 km
Selvíria	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	-	25 km
Suzanápolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	28 km
Nova Canaã Paulista	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	37 km
Andradina	São Paulo	Brazil	City	52000 people	41 km
Três Lagoas	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	76000 people	51 km
Guaraçaí	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	52 km
Santa Fé do Sul	São Paulo	Brazil	City	25000 people	53 km
Três Fronteiras	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	53 km
Aparecida do Taboado	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	17000 people	55 km
Palmeira d'Oeste	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	56 km
Guzolândia	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	64 km
São Francisco	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	65 km
Mirandópolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	23000 people	68 km
Santa Salete	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	71 km
Dirce Reis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	71 km
Aspásia	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	73 km
Jales	São Paulo	Brazil	City	43000 people	83 km
Valparaíso	São Paulo	Brazil	City	16000 people	87 km
São João do Pau d'Alho	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	88 km
Santo Antônio do Aracanguá	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	93 km
Mesópolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	93 km
Bento de Abreu	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	94 km
Paranaíba	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	32000 people	96 km
Tupi Paulista	São Paulo	Brazil	City	11000 people	98 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
Ilha Solteira	ILB	380				0	15 km
Fazenda Bonanca		365				0	30 km
Urubupunga		356	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	38 km
Fazenda Sao Joaquim Ob		388				0	42 km
Andradina		380	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	42 km
Tres Lagoas		320	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	47 km
Santa Fe Do Sul	SFV	unknown				0	52 km
Fazenda Santa Marina		344				0	62 km
Fazenda Vista Alegre Ii		451				0	66 km
Fazenda Santo Antonio 4		348				0	80 km
Jales	JLS	454	Civ.	Paved	No	3400	82 km
Tupi Paulista		365				0	99 km
Paranaiba		439	Civ.	Paved	No	4300	100 km
Fazenda Congonhas		418				0	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tres Irmaos Reservoir	Tres Irmaos	Tiete	1999	13 km
Repressa de Jupia	Ilha Solteira	Parana	1973	22 km
	Jupia	Parana	1968	43 km

Nuclear plants

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