Overall Green Forest fire in Canada from 26 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10983 ha) in Canada 26 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 1024404
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Jul 2025 - 03 Aug 2025
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	10983 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5217	01 Aug 2025 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5527	01 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6141	01 Aug 2025 22:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6998	02 Aug 2025 02:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6282	02 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	9294	02 Aug 2025 10:00	GWIS
7	0.5	10703	02 Aug 2025 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	10708	02 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
9	0.5	10784	02 Aug 2025 22:00	GWIS
10	0.5	10781	03 Aug 2025 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	10933	03 Aug 2025 14:00	GWIS
12	0.5	10930	03 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
13	0.5	10983	05 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Alberta (population 2,649,068) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Alberta	Canada	2.6 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

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Fort Smith	YSM	203	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	74 km
Fort Chipewyan	YPY	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	78 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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