Forest Fire (9755 ha) in Brazil 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 1022467
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 26 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 9755 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 7929 30 Sep 2024 06:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7934 30 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8848 30 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8876 30 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 9755 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 Piaui (population 2,712,028) . The nearest places are Tasso Fragoso, Redenção do Gurguéia, and Palmeira do Piauí.



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
Piaui Brazil 2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tasso Fragoso Piaui Brazil City - 78 km
Redenção do Gurguéia Piaui Brazil City - 96 km
Palmeira do Piauí Piaui Brazil City - 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
Gurgueia 325 Civ. Paved No 3900 89 km
Alto Parnaiba APY 295 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 97 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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