Overall Green Forest fire in Australia from 23 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC to 02 Nov 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5553 ha) in Australia 23 Oct 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 1022866
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Oct 2024 - 02 Nov 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5553 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Nov 00:07 01 Nov 16:07 02 Nov 04:08 02 Nov 20:08

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5148	31 Oct 2024 23:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5363	01 Nov 2024 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5378	02 Nov 2024 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5553	02 Nov 2024 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Queensland (population 3,107,362) . The nearest places are Rockhampton, and Yeppoon.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Queensland	Australia	3.1 million people

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
Williamson		35	Mil.	Unpaved	No	5900	52 km
Great Keppel Island	GKL	unknown				0	64 km
Rockhampton	ROK	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6400	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Port Clinton		Coral Sea Islands	22 km
Rockhampton	AUROK	Coral Sea Islands	78 km
Port Alma	AUPTL	Coral Sea Islands	102 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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