Forest Fire (49389 ha) in Australia 29 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 1022470
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Sep 2024 - 04 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 49389 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 9359 30 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 16792 30 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 17397 30 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 19932 01 Oct 2024 02:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 20978 01 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 23191 01 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 23927 01 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 24809 02 Oct 2024 02:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 24812 02 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 27176 02 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
11 0.5 0 27399 02 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
12 0.5 0 30544 03 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
13 0.5 0 36886 03 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
14 0.5 0 36913 03 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
15 0.5 0 43102 03 Oct 2024 22:00 GWIS
16 0.5 0 44620 04 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
17 0.5 0 45812 04 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
18 0.5 0 45861 04 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
19 0.5 0 49389 04 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Queensland (population 3,107,362) . The nearest places are and Mount Isa.



Radius Population
10 km 1300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Queensland Australia 3.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mount Isa Queensland Australia City 22000 people 24 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
Mount Isa ISA 342 Civ. Paved Yes 8300 26 km
Oban OBA unknown 0 55 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tailings Dam 8 Lena Creek n/a 20 km
Lake Moondarra Leichhardt River Leichhardt 1957 39 km
Mary Kathleen East Leichhardt East Branch of Leichhardt River 1960 53 km
Corella Corella 1959 81 km
Julius Julius Leichhardt 1976 86 km

Nuclear plants

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