Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 29 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 03 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8612 ha) in Brazil 29 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 1024821
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Aug 2025 - 03 Sep 2025
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	38 in the burned area
Burned area:	8612 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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31 Aug 03:00 31 Aug 07:00 31 Aug 19:00 01 Sep 07:01 01 Sep 11:01 01 Sep 19:02 02 Sep 07:02 02 Sep 15:02 02 Sep 19:03 03 Sep 07:04 08 Sep 19:14

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	17	6169	31 Aug 2025 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	17	6287	31 Aug 2025 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	17	6475	31 Aug 2025 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	17	7522	01 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	33	7760	01 Sep 2025 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	33	7768	01 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	18	8128	02 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
8	0.5	38	8470	02 Sep 2025 14:00	GWIS
9	0.5	38	8471	02 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
10	0.5	38	8510	03 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
11	0.5	38	8612	08 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Feira da Mata, Jaborandi, São Félix do Coribe, and Miravânia.

Radius	Population
10 km	3100 people
5 km	1400 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Feira da Mata	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	36 km
Jaborandi	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	46 km
São Félix do Coribe	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	79 km
Miravânia	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	81 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Cocos	615	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	15 km
Montalvania	548	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	46 km
Santa Maria da Vitoria Apt	564	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	78 km
Carinhanha	451				0	87 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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