Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 29 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 03 Oct 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9887 ha) in Brazil 29 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 1025183
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Sep 2025 - 03 Oct 2025
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	25 in the burned area
Burned area:	9887 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Oct 15:00 02 Oct 19:01 03 Oct 03:01 03 Oct 07:01 03 Oct 11:02 03 Oct 19:01 04 Oct 07:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8	5426	02 Oct 2025 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8	5456	02 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	9	6345	03 Oct 2025 02:00	GWIS
4	0.5	10	6504	03 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	14	8729	03 Oct 2025 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	14	8802	03 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	25	9887	04 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Goias (population 4,229,336) . The nearest places are Mimoso de Goiás, Água Fria de Goiás, Padre Bernardo, Colinas do Sul, São João d'Aliança, and Alto Paraíso de Goiás.

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
Goias	Brazil	4.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mimoso de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	39 km
Água Fria de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	49 km
Padre Bernardo	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	53 km
Colinas do Sul	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	61 km
São João d'Aliança	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	65 km
Alto Paraíso de Goiás	Goiás	Brazil	City	-	91 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
Niquelandia	NQL	837	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	49 km
Alto Paraiso		1341				0	80 km
Alto Paraiso de Goias		366				0	91 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Serra da Mesa Reservoir	Serra da Mesa	Tocantins	1998	97 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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