Overall Green Forest fire in Australia from 25 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC to 04 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (36569 ha) in Australia 25 Jul 2025

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 1024335
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jul 2025 - 04 Aug 2025
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	101 in the burned area
Burned area:	36569 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	101	6566	26 Jul 2025 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	101	6673	26 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	101	7721	27 Jul 2025 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	101	17700	27 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	101	18484	28 Jul 2025 02:00	GWIS
6	0.5	101	18512	28 Jul 2025 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	101	18624	28 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
8	0.5	101	19287	29 Jul 2025 06:00	GWIS
9	0.5	101	20510	29 Jul 2025 14:00	GWIS
10	0.5	101	20542	29 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
11	0.5	101	20935	29 Jul 2025 22:00	GWIS
12	0.5	101	21008	30 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
13	0.5	101	22046	01 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
14	0.5	101	31774	01 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
15	0.5	101	33571	02 Aug 2025 02:00	GWIS
16	0.5	101	34012	02 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
17	0.5	101	34880	02 Aug 2025 14:00	GWIS
18	0.5	101	34916	02 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
19	0.5	101	35829	03 Aug 2025 02:00	GWIS
20	0.5	101	35914	03 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
21	0.5	101	36195	03 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
22	0.5	101	36545	04 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
23	0.5	101	36569	04 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Distance
Waterloo	WLO	unknown	34 km
Newry	NRY	unknown	44 km
Auvergne	AVG	unknown	84 km
Lissadel	LLL	unknown	98 km
Limbunya	LIB	unknown	105 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Argyle	Ord River	Ord	1971	93 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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