Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 24 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 04 Oct 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5149 ha) in Brazil 24 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 1025188
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Sep 2025 - 04 Oct 2025
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	299 in the burned area
Burned area:	5149 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	299	5061	03 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	299	5135	04 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	299	5148	04 Oct 2025 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	299	5149	04 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Piaui (population 2,712,028) . The nearest places are Agricolândia, Lagoinha do Piauí, Olho d'Água do Piauí, Curralinhos, Passagem Franca do Piauí, Hugo Napoleão, Lagoa do Piauí, Santo Antônio dos Milagres, Jardim do Mulato, Angical do Piauí, and Lagoa do Mato.

Radius	Population
10 km	14000 people
5 km	6700 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Agricolândia	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	10 km
Lagoinha do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	12 km
Olho d'Água do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	16 km
Curralinhos	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	20 km
Passagem Franca do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	29 km
Hugo Napoleão	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	33 km
Lagoa do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	34 km
Santo Antônio dos Milagres	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	36 km
Jardim do Mulato	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	41 km
Angical do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	42 km
São Miguel da Baixa Grande	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	54 km
Regeneração	Piaui	Brazil	City	13000 people	57 km
Teresina	Piaui	Brazil	City	740000 people	70 km
Timon	Maranhão	Brazil	City	120000 people	71 km
Altos	Piaui	Brazil	City	28000 people	77 km
Elesbão Veloso	Piaui	Brazil	City	10000 people	79 km
São João da Serra	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	86 km
Novo Santo Antônio	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	91 km
Francisco Ayres	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	100 km
Várzea Grande	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	102 km
Lagoa do Mato	Maranhão	Brazil	City	-	103 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
Domingos Rego		113				0	75 km
Teresina	THE	67	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	75 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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