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

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Forest Fire (9554 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 1022529
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9554 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 Oct 03:04 02 Oct 07:04 02 Oct 15:05 02 Oct 19:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6484	02 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6683	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	9486	02 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9554	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 Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) . The nearest places are Cáceres, 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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cáceres	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	69000 people	81 km
Poconé	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	22000 people	96 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
Descalvados		110	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	39 km
Caceres	CCX	135	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	76 km
Pocone		180	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	94 km
Fazenda Ilha Camargo		109				0	94 km
Corixa		120	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	106 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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