Overall Green Forest fire in Nigeria from 07 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 18 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12474 ha) in Nigeria 07 Jan 2026

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 1026894
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	07 Jan 2026 - 18 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	457 in the burned area
Burned area:	12474 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	41	5871	13 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	41	6011	14 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	319	9336	15 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	319	9399	15 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
5	0.5	323	10304	16 Jan 2026 03:01	GWIS
6	0.5	323	10339	16 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	436	11786	16 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
8	0.5	456	11818	17 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	457	12018	17 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
10	0.5	457	12474	18 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	457	12474	22 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Kogi (population 2,305,697) .

Radius	Population
10 km	7400 people
5 km	2000 people
2 km	1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kogi	Nigeria	2.3 million people
Niger	Nigeria	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Lokoja		98				0	37 km
Ajaokuta		189				0	73 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lokoja		Nigeria	44 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Omi	Kampe	n/a	90 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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