Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 01 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5045 ha) in Russian Federation 29 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 1022516
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	9 in the burned area
Burned area:	5045 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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04 Oct 19:04

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	9	5045	04 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Volgogradskaya oblast' (population 2,681,886) . The nearest places are Volgograd, Ilovlya, Kalach-na-Donu, Kletskiy, Frolovo, Prolovo, Krasnoslobodsk, and Gromoslavka.

Radius	Population
10 km	1400 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Volgogradskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ilovlya	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	12000 people	28 km
Kalach-na-Donu	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	27000 people	48 km
Kletskiy	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	-	55 km
Frolovo	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	40000 people	69 km
Volgograd	Volgogradskaya	Russia	Major city	1 million people	70 km
Prolovo	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	-	73 km
Krasnoslobodsk	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	14000 people	75 km
Gromoslavka	Volgogradskaya	Russia	City	-	102 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
Log		137				0	45 km
Marinovka		75				0	52 km
Kletskaya		91				0	52 km
Volgograd / Gumrak	VOG	129	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	57 km
Volgograd Southwest		140				0	65 km
Terkino		79				0	76 km
Volgograd / Beketovskaya		125				0	77 km
Sukhov-Vtoroy		183				0	101 km
Mikhaylovka / Starosleye		129				0	101 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Volgogradskoye	Volgograd	Volga	1958	75 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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