Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 27 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 30 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6252 ha) in Brazil 27 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 1022487
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6252 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Sep 19:02 01 Oct 03:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5788	30 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6252	01 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6267	01 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6541	01 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6646	01 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7437	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7540	02 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	7666	02 Oct 2024 18:00	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 Mateiros, São Félix do Tocantins, Cristalândia do Piauí, and Barreiras do Piauí.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no 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
Tocantins	Brazil	970000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mateiros	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	38 km
São Félix do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	82 km
Cristalândia do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	99 km
Barreiras do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	104 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
Corrente		473	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	107 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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