Overall Green Forest fire in Canada from 12 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 14 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5857 ha) in Canada 12 Aug 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 1024580
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Aug 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5857 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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22 Aug 19:13

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5857	22 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Port Alberni, Parksville, Nanaimo, Lake Cowichan, Comox, and Ladysmith.

Radius	Population
10 km	16000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
British Columbia	Canada	3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Port Alberni	British Columbia	Canada	City	21000 people	14 km
Parksville	British Columbia	Canada	City	21000 people	39 km
Nanaimo	British Columbia	Canada	City	85000 people	57 km
Lake Cowichan	British Columbia	Canada	City	2900 people	61 km
Comox	British Columbia	Canada	City	13000 people	64 km
Ladysmith	British Columbia	Canada	City	8700 people	70 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
Port Alberni	YPB	76				0	25 km
Qualicum Beach		58				0	35 km
Bamfield	YBF	unknown				0	43 km
Tofino Spb	YTP	unknown				0	48 km
Courtenay	YCA	unknown				0	65 km
Nanaimo	YCD	30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	65 km
Texada	YGB	91	Civ.	Paved	No	3000	66 km
Comox	YQQ	26	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	66 km
Pender Harbor	YPT	unknown				0	69 km
Blubber Bay	XBB	unknown				0	76 km
Powell River	YPW	130	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3600	81 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Port Alberni	CAPAB	Canada	15 km
Ehlateese Cove		Canada	23 km
Banfield		Canada	43 km
Nanoose	CANNE	Canada	44 km
Union Bay		Canada	53 km
Nanaimo	CANNO	Canada	60 km
Ucluelet		Canada	61 km
Comox	CACOX	Canada	62 km
Harmac	CAHMC	Canada	64 km
Port San Juan		Canada	68 km
Powell River	CAPOW	Canada	82 km
Neah Bay	USNEB	Wake Island	85 km
Lund		Canada	95 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Fourth Nanaimo Lake	Sadie Creek	1952	26 km
	Jump Creek	Jump Creek	1974	41 km
Elsie Lake	Elsie Lake Saddle Dam	Ash	1958	46 km
	Comox Lake	Puntledge	1955	63 km
	Lois	Lois	1941	81 km
	Powell	Powell	1912	85 km

Nuclear plants

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