Overall Green Forest fire in Senegal from 25 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 07 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (69761 ha) in Senegal 25 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 1027246
Countries:	Senegal
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jan 2026 - 07 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	32 in the burned area
Burned area:	69761 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	0	7631	29 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	7653	29 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	9343	29 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	9420	29 Jan 2026 23:00	GWIS
5	0.5	0	9610	30 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	0	9742	31 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	0	10897	31 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
8	0.5	0	10952	31 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
9	0.5	0	11691	01 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
10	0.5	0	13063	01 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	0	14213	01 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
12	0.5	0	14293	02 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
13	0.5	13	15768	02 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
14	0.5	13	16218	03 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
15	0.5	29	60213	04 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
16	0.5	32	69280	05 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
17	0.5	32	69464	05 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
18	0.5	32	69746	07 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
19	0.5	32	69761	09 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	2900 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tambacounda	Senegal	440000 people
Koundara	Guinea	-

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	29 km
Simenti	SMY	52	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	42 km
Sambailo	SBI	90	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	60 km
Kedougou	KGG	178	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	86 km
Tambacounda	TUD	49	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	119 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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