Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 27 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 02 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5496 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 1022527
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	115 in the burned area
Burned area:	5496 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Oct 03:03 02 Oct 07:03 02 Oct 19:07

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	115	5012	02 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	115	5068	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	115	5496	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 Cabrália Paulista, Fernão, Lucianópolis, Bauru, Paulistânia, Avaí, Ubirajara, Alvinlândia, Reginópolis, Águas de Santa Bárbara, and Sarutaiá.

Radius	Population
10 km	19000 people
5 km	<1000 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
Cabrália Paulista	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	9 km
Fernão	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	21 km
Lucianópolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	23 km
Bauru	São Paulo	Brazil	City	330000 people	24 km
Paulistânia	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	25 km
Avaí	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	27 km
Ubirajara	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	40 km
Alvinlândia	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	46 km
Reginópolis	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	53 km
Águas de Santa Bárbara	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	57 km
Itapuí	São Paulo	Brazil	City	9800 people	62 km
Ocauçu	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	64 km
Macatuba	São Paulo	Brazil	City	16000 people	67 km
Bariri	São Paulo	Brazil	City	29000 people	67 km
Marília	São Paulo	Brazil	City	200000 people	68 km
Pongaí	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	69 km
Campos Novos Paulista	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Ribeirão do Sul	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	77 km
Jaú	São Paulo	Brazil	City	110000 people	77 km
Pratânia	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	82 km
Mineiros do Tietê	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	88 km
Ourinhos	São Paulo	Brazil	City	97000 people	88 km
Echaporã	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	92 km
Timburi	São Paulo	Brazil	City	-	98 km
Sarutaiá	São Paulo	Brazil	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
Bauru	BAU	615	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	27 km
Garca		665	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	41 km
Vera Cruz		638				0	55 km
Lencois Paulista	QGC	621	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	60 km
Marilia	MII	650	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	66 km
Bariri		486	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	71 km
Fazenda Morro Vermelho		529				0	74 km
Fazenda Santa Luiza		543				0	82 km
Ibitinga		541	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	84 km
Sao Manoel		730	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	84 km
Avare / Arandu	QVP	810	Civ.	Paved	No	4800	86 km
Fazenda Entre Rios		521				0	87 km
Lins	LIP	476	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4500	90 km
Ourinhos	OUS	467	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	90 km
Fazenda Tapijara		586				0	97 km
Novo Horizonte		465	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	97 km
Itapolis		530				0	99 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bariri	Tiete	1965	63 km
	Ibitinga	Tiete	1969	75 km
Tiete	Barra Bonita	Tiete	1963	82 km
	Salto Grande	Paranapanema	1958	91 km
Barra Bonita	Jurumirim	Paranapanema	1962	93 km
Itarare	Chavantes	Paranapanema	1971	95 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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