Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 30 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC to 05 Oct 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10904 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 1025202
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Sep 2025 - 05 Oct 2025
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	29 in the burned area
Burned area:	10904 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	5	5366	03 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6	6922	04 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	9	7893	04 Oct 2025 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	10	8218	04 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	11	9602	04 Oct 2025 22:00	GWIS
6	0.5	11	9715	05 Oct 2025 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	29	10538	05 Oct 2025 18:00	GWIS
8	0.5	29	10904	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 Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are Pindorama do Tocantins, Silvanópolis, Monte do Carmo, Santa Rosa do Tocantins, Ponte Alta do Tocantins, Chapada da Natividade, Lagoa do Tocantins, Santa Tereza do Tocantins, and São Valério da Natividade.

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
Tocantins	Brazil	970000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pindorama do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	31 km
Silvanópolis	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	35 km
Monte do Carmo	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	49 km
Santa Rosa do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	50 km
Ponte Alta do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	51 km
Chapada da Natividade	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	60 km
Lagoa do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	86 km
Santa Tereza do Tocantins	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	91 km
São Valério da Natividade	Tocantins	Brazil	City	-	107 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
Porto Nacional	PNB	265	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	73 km
Tocantins	PMW	235	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	105 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Isamu Ikeda	Balsas	1995	44 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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