Overall Green Forest fire in Chad from 30 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (18222 ha) in Chad 30 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 1027319
Countries:	Chad
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Jan 2026 - 10 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	18222 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	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6107	03 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6118	04 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6878	04 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6945	04 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7975	04 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8281	04 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8438	04 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
8	0.5	9406	05 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
9	0.5	9513	05 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
10	0.5	10694	05 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	11340	05 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
12	0.5	12132	06 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
13	0.5	12195	06 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
14	0.5	13560	06 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
15	0.5	13628	07 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
16	0.5	14202	07 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
17	0.5	14676	07 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
18	0.5	16141	07 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
19	0.5	16301	08 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
20	0.5	16813	08 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
21	0.5	16818	08 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
22	0.5	17046	08 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
23	0.5	17136	09 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
24	0.5	17629	09 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
25	0.5	17693	09 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
26	0.5	17815	09 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
27	0.5	17943	09 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
28	0.5	18009	10 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
29	0.5	18222	14 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chad , Prefecture of Guera (population 306,653) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guera	Chad	310000 people
Moyen-Chari	Chad	740000 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
Melfi	MEF	394				0	64 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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