Overall Green Forest fire in Zambia from 28 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 04 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7060 ha) in Zambia 28 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 1024895
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Aug 2025 - 04 Sep 2025
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7060 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5639	03 Sep 2025 06:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5807	03 Sep 2025 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5984	03 Sep 2025 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6104	04 Sep 2025 10:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7060	07 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Central (population 814,728) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central	Zambia	810000 people
North-Western	Zambia	430000 people
Western	Zambia	680000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

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