Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 27 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 05 Oct 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6989 ha) in Brazil 27 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 1025170
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2025 - 05 Oct 2025
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	11 in the burned area
Burned area:	6989 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3	5156	01 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	7	5311	02 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7	5667	02 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7	6153	03 Oct 2025 02:00	GWIS
5	0.5	9	6293	03 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	9	6452	03 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	9	6647	04 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
8	0.5	9	6685	04 Oct 2025 14:00	GWIS
9	0.5	9	6707	04 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
10	0.5	10	6828	04 Oct 2025 22:00	GWIS
11	0.5	11	6900	05 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
12	0.5	11	6989	06 Oct 2025 10:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Minas Gerais (population 16,545,010) . The nearest places are Arinos, Uruana de Minas, Riachinho, Natalândia, Bonfinópolis de Minas, Dom Bosco, Unaí, Chapada Gaúcha, and Cabeceira Grande.

Radius	Population
10 km	9900 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Minas Gerais	Brazil	16.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Arinos	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	10000 people	15 km
Uruana de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	18 km
Riachinho	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	44 km
Natalândia	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	74 km
Bonfinópolis de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	80 km
Dom Bosco	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	85 km
Unaí	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	57000 people	88 km
Chapada Gaúcha	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	92 km
Cabeceira Grande	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	93 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
Fazenda Mamoneira	568				0	83 km
Pontezinha	996				0	90 km
Unai	609	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	91 km
Fazenda Santo Antonio	547				0	96 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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