Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 27 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 01 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14122 ha) in Brazil 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 1022500
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	38 in the burned area
Burned area:	14122 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Oct 03:02 01 Oct 07:03 01 Oct 11:04 01 Oct 19:05 02 Oct 03:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5375	01 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	34	12589	01 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	34	12968	01 Oct 2024 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	34	13068	01 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	38	14122	02 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
6	0.5	38	14122	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	38	14386	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 Sao Paulo (population 32,776,560) . The nearest places are Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Ribeirão Prêto, Ibaté, Pôrto Ferreira, Serrana, São Carlos, Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Santa Cruz da Esperança, Tambaú, Pirassununga, and Cordeirópolis.

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	8400 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sao Paulo	Brazil	32.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro	São Paulo	Brazil	City	24000 people	39 km
Ribeirão Prêto	São Paulo	Brazil	City	520000 people	44 km
Ibaté	São Paulo	Brazil	City	26000 people	45 km
Pôrto Ferreira	São Paulo	Brazil	City	49000 people	47 km
Serrana	São Paulo	Brazil	City	39000 people	48 km
São Carlos	São Paulo	Brazil	City	190000 people	49 km
Santa Rosa de Viterbo	São Paulo	Brazil	City	21000 people	50 km
Santa Cruz da Esperança	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	52 km
Tambaú	São Paulo	Brazil	City	19000 people	59 km
Pirassununga	São Paulo	Brazil	City	60000 people	62 km
Jaboticabal	São Paulo	Brazil	City	69000 people	64 km
Santa Cruz das Palmeiras	São Paulo	Brazil	City	25000 people	66 km
Santa Cruz da Conceição	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	72 km
Boa Esperança do Sul	São Paulo	Brazil	City	11000 people	74 km
Corumbataí	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Gavião Peixoto	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Leme	São Paulo	Brazil	City	81000 people	81 km
Viradouro	São Paulo	Brazil	City	17000 people	93 km
Vista Alegre do Alto	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	94 km
Rio Claro	São Paulo	Brazil	City	180000 people	95 km
Araras	São Paulo	Brazil	City	110000 people	97 km
Monte Santo de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	17000 people	98 km
Vargem Grande do Sul	São Paulo	Brazil	City	36000 people	100 km
Charqueada	São Paulo	Brazil	City	12000 people	103 km
Cordeirópolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	17000 people	107 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
Fazenda Alamo		740				0	26 km
Francisco Pereira Lopes		810	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	33 km
Usina Sao Martinho		520				0	41 km
Araraquara	AQA	708	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	41 km
Fazenda Itaquere		688				0	47 km
Fazenda Amalia		707				0	49 km
Leite Lopes	RAO	549	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	50 km
Usina Santa Adelia		615				0	58 km
Marchesan S A		605				0	59 km
Jaboticabal		617	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	62 km
Gaviao Peixoto Embraer		607				0	64 km
Fazenda Palmeiras 2		842				0	65 km
Chacara Serradinho		630				0	65 km
Campo Fontenelle		597	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	67 km
Dr Augusto de A Botelho		780				0	68 km
Fazenda Do Cambuhy		612				0	68 km
Batatais		881				0	82 km
Mococa	QOA	645	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	82 km
Leme		617	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	85 km
Fazenda Entre Rios		521				0	93 km
Araras		683	Civ.	Paved	No	3700	96 km
Rio Claro	QIQ	607	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	98 km
Monte Santo de Minas		895	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	100 km
Bebedouro Northeast		600	Civ.	Paved	No	4200	102 km
Itapolis		530				0	104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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