Overall Green Forest fire alert in Bolivia from 27 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 02 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (33142 ha) in Bolivia 27 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 1022446
Countries:	Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	30 in the burned area
Burned area:	33142 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2	5837	29 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2	5957	29 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	21	10070	30 Sep 2024 02:00	GWIS
4	0.5	21	10487	30 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	21	12453	30 Sep 2024 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	21	12461	30 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	21	12594	30 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
8	0.5	23	16088	01 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
9	0.5	24	16705	01 Oct 2024 10:00	GWIS
10	0.5	24	16865	01 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS
11	0.5	30	24643	01 Oct 2024 22:00	GWIS
12	0.5	30	26450	02 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
13	0.5	30	26710	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
14	0.5	37	32466	02 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
15	0.5	30	33142	02 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of El Beni (population 264,208) .

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
El Beni	Bolivia	260000 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
Santa Ana Del Yacuma		143	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5000	47 km
Santa Ana Yacuma	SBL	unknown				0	56 km
Jorge Henrich Arauz	TDD	155	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	84 km
San Ignacio de Moxos	SNM	140	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	104 km
San Ramon	SRD	140	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	108 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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