Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 05 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 13 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5127 ha) in Brazil 05 Sep 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 1025043
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	5 in the burned area
Burned area:	5127 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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15 Sep 19:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	5	5127	15 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Guarani de Goiás, Divinópolis de Goiás, Buritinópolis, Simolândia, Alvorada do Norte, and Novo Alegre.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 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
Goias	Brazil	4.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Guarani de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	27 km
Divinópolis de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	61 km
Buritinópolis	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	73 km
Simolândia	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	76 km
Alvorada do Norte	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	76 km
Novo Alegre	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	104 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
Oricanga de Abreu	827	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	34 km
Iassiara	565	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	54 km
Campos Belos	670	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	105 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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