Overall Green Forest fire in Nigeria from 22 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 05 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7624 ha) in Nigeria 22 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 1027309
Countries:	Nigeria
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Jan 2026 - 05 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	2045 in the burned area
Burned area:	7624 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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02 Feb 16:09 03 Feb 12:08 03 Feb 16:08 04 Feb 04:07 05 Feb 16:10 06 Feb 20:11

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1888	6501	02 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1889	6664	03 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2037	6985	03 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	2049	7427	04 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2045	7572	05 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2045	7624	06 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Nigeria , State of Taraba (population 1,626,354) . The nearest places are and Jalingo.

Radius	Population
10 km	10000 people
5 km	7100 people
2 km	6000 people
1 km	5500 people
Burned Area	2000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Taraba	Nigeria	1.6 million people
Adamawa	Nigeria	2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Jalingo		Nigeria	City	120000 people	54 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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