Forest Fire (10073 ha) in Brazil 25 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 1022443
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10073 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 0 6387 28 Sep 2024 22:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6439 29 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8045 29 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8115 29 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 10028 29 Sep 2024 22:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 10073 30 Sep 2024 06:00 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 Cristalândia do Piauí, and Sebastião Barros.



Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no 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
Cristalândia do Piauí Piaui Brazil City - 67 km
Sebastião Barros Piauí Brazil City - 88 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
Formosa Do Rio Preto 485 0 45 km
Corrente 473 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 89 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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