Overall Green Forest fire in Senegal from 26 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 01 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7768 ha) in Senegal 26 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 1027245
Countries:	Senegal
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Jan 2026 - 01 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	21 in the burned area
Burned area:	7768 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	10	5053	29 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	11	5087	29 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	13	5627	29 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
4	0.5	13	5633	29 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
5	0.5	15	5954	30 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	19	6359	30 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
7	0.5	19	6474	31 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	19	6644	31 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	19	6651	31 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
10	0.5	20	7269	01 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
11	0.5	21	7720	01 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
12	0.5	21	7768	10 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Tambacounda (population 435,719) .

Radius	Population
10 km	2800 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tambacounda	Senegal	440000 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
Niokolo Koba	NIK	unknown				0	35 km
Simenti	SMY	52	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	48 km
Tambacounda	TUD	49	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	91 km
Sambailo	SBI	90	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	92 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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