Overall Green Forest fire in Senegal from 14 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 24 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11645 ha) in Senegal 14 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 1027038
Countries:	Senegal
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jan 2026 - 24 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	583 in the burned area
Burned area:	11645 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	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	471	6797	19 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	471	7230	19 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	471	7272	19 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	580	10634	20 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	580	10825	20 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	580	10920	21 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	581	10987	21 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
8	0.5	581	11208	22 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	581	11292	22 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
10	0.5	581	11337	23 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	583	11619	24 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
12	0.5	583	11645	29 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Kolda (population 714,528) .

Radius	Population
10 km	18000 people
5 km	5700 people
2 km	1800 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kolda	Senegal	710000 people
MacCarthy Island	Gambia	93000 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
Kolda North	KDA	10	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	31 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kuntaur		The Gambia	55 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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