Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 29 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 08 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11076 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 1024887
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Aug 2025 - 08 Sep 2025
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	11076 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	5291	03 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5548	03 Sep 2025 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5713	03 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8623	04 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	8885	04 Sep 2025 14:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8947	04 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	9204	04 Sep 2025 22:00	GWIS
8	0.5	9266	05 Sep 2025 02:00	GWIS
9	0.5	9347	05 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
10	0.5	9497	05 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
11	0.5	9906	06 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
12	0.5	10028	06 Sep 2025 10:00	GWIS
13	0.5	10173	06 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
14	0.5	10452	06 Sep 2025 22:00	GWIS
15	0.5	10557	07 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
16	0.5	10818	07 Sep 2025 14:00	GWIS
17	0.5	10833	07 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS
18	0.5	10926	08 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
19	0.5	11076	08 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Piaui (population 2,712,028) . The nearest places are and Tasso Fragoso.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people
Maranhao	Brazil	5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tasso Fragoso	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	44 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
Alto Parnaiba	APY	295	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	32 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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