Forest Fire (9669 ha) in Brazil 28 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 1022521
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Sep 2024 - 03 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 9669 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 5019 01 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7612 02 Oct 2024 02:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7977 02 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8601 02 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8647 02 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 8919 02 Oct 2024 22:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 8920 03 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 9040 03 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 9669 03 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) . The nearest places are and Poconé.



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
Mato Grosso Brazil 2.1 million people
Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Poconé Mato Grosso Brazil City 22000 people 91 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 Ilha Camargo 109 0 16 km
Sesc Pantanal 106 0 73 km
Pocone 180 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 90 km

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