Overall Green Forest fire in Bulgaria from 25 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (4556 ha) in Bulgaria 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 1024353
Countries:	Bulgaria
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2025
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	90 in the burned area
Burned area:	4556 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	20	1694	28 Jul 2025 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	21	1816	28 Jul 2025 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	22	1881	29 Jul 2025 02:00	GWIS
4	0.5	59	2788	29 Jul 2025 10:00	GWIS
5	0.5	61	2858	29 Jul 2025 14:00	GWIS
6	0.5	61	2963	30 Jul 2025 02:00	GWIS
7	0.5	90	4328	30 Jul 2025 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	90	4468	30 Jul 2025 22:00	GWIS
9	0.5	90	4556	04 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Bulgaria , Province of Sofiya (population 1,005,792) . The nearest places are Sandanski, Bansko, Razlog, Petrich, Berovo, Gotse Delchev, Blagoevgrad, Néon Petrítsion, Trabotiviste, Sidhirókastron, and Langadhás.

Radius	Population
10 km	28000 people
5 km	5800 people
2 km	1600 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sofiya	Bulgaria	1 million people
Macedonia	The Republic of North Macedonia	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sandanski		Bulgaria	City	26000 people	12 km
Bansko		Bulgaria	City	8900 people	26 km
Razlog		Bulgaria	City	12000 people	27 km
Petrich		Bulgaria	City	29000 people	31 km
Berovo		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	6500 people	34 km
Gotse Delchev		Bulgaria	City	-	40 km
Blagoevgrad		Bulgaria	City	71000 people	41 km
Néon Petrítsion	Serres	Greece	City	-	44 km
Trabotiviste		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	-	44 km
Sidhirókastron	Serres	Greece	City	-	50 km
Yakoruda		Bulgaria	City	6200 people	51 km
Delcevo		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	8100 people	53 km
Strumica		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	45000 people	59 km
Vaksevo		Bulgaria	City	-	64 km
Dupnica		Bulgaria	City	35000 people	64 km
Radovis		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	-	66 km
Sérrai	Serres	Greece	City	55000 people	69 km
Mikrópolis	Drama	Greece	City	-	71 km
Velingrad		Bulgaria	City	24000 people	72 km
Rakitovo		Bulgaria	City	8500 people	77 km
Kocani		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	-	77 km
Samokov		Bulgaria	City	26000 people	78 km
Khrisón	Serres	Greece	City	-	79 km
Bobovdol		Bulgaria	City	7700 people	81 km
Prosotsáni	Drama	Greece	City	-	81 km
Kostenets		Bulgaria	City	-	81 km
Kilkís	Kilkis	Greece	City	17000 people	82 km
Kyustendil		Bulgaria	City	-	83 km
Néa Zíkhni	Serres	Greece	City	-	86 km
Nigríta	Serres	Greece	City	-	86 km
Gevgelija		The Republic of North Macedonia	City	21000 people	87 km
Alistráti	Serres	Greece	City	-	88 km
Radomir		Bulgaria	City	15000 people	101 km
Langadhás	Thessaloniki	Greece	City	-	103 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
	122	13 km
Petrich	113	26 km
	506	43 km
Kocherinovo	488	49 km
Stanke Dimitrov Hwy Strip	387	58 km
Stanke Dimitrov	663	70 km
	488	82 km
Gara Kostenets Banya	549	83 km
Dolni Rakovets	631	88 km
Chernovo	610	92 km
Ikhtiman Southeast	671	94 km
	700	96 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Turija	Turija	1970	53 km
Vodoca	Vodoca	1965	66 km
Kalimanci	Bregalnica	1969	66 km
Belmeken	Kriva	1979	71 km
Dosspat	Dosspatzka	1969	73 km
Iskar	Iskar	1956	95 km
Studena	Struma	1953	96 km
Lobosh	Struma	1975	99 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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