Forest Fire (7781 ha) in Australia 26 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 1022465
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 26 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7781 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 0 5061 30 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5552 30 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 5869 30 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 6179 30 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 6433 01 Oct 2024 02:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 6639 01 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 7675 01 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 7781 01 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .



Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Territory Australia 160000 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
Groote Eylandt GTE 16 Civ. Paved Yes 6200 34 km
Numbulwar NUB 9 Civ. Unpaved No 4300 103 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Milner Bay AUMIB Coral Sea Islands 38 km
Groote Eylandt AUGTE Coral Sea Islands 47 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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