Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 30 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 03 Oct 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8133 ha) in Brazil 30 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 1025179
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Sep 2025 - 03 Oct 2025
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	19 in the burned area
Burned area:	8133 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	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	18	5561	02 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
2	0.5	19	6697	02 Oct 2025 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	19	6748	02 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	19	7998	03 Oct 2025 02:00	GWIS
5	0.5	19	8133	03 Oct 2025 06:00	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 Barreiras, Catolândia, Baianópolis, and Cristópolis.

Radius	Population
10 km	9200 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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Barreiras	Bahia	Brazil	City	160000 people	34 km
Catolândia	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	56 km
Baianópolis	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	71 km
Cristópolis	Bahia	Brazil	City	-	76 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
Barreiras	BRA	745	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	27 km
Fazenda Buriti		729				0	77 km
Formosa Do Rio Preto		485				0	92 km
Luis Eduardo Magalhaes		732				0	103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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