Forest Fire (44723 ha) in Bolivia 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 1022528
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 44723 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 5397 01 Oct 2024 22:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5446 02 Oct 2024 02:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 5833 02 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 43564 02 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 44723 02 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bolivia , Department of Santa Cruz (population 1,361,645) .



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
Santa Cruz Bolivia 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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