Overall Green Forest fire in Central African Republic from 31 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 12 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (79673 ha) in Central African Republic 31 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 1027331
Countries:	Central African Republic
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Jan 2026 - 15 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	79673 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	17820	04 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	17981	04 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
3	0.5	18001	04 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
4	0.5	23055	05 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
5	0.5	23962	05 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	28390	05 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	30127	05 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
8	0.5	32171	06 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
9	0.5	32552	06 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
10	0.5	39147	06 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	39679	06 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
12	0.5	40075	07 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
13	0.5	40872	07 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
14	0.5	41248	07 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	44670	07 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
16	0.5	45443	08 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
17	0.5	48632	08 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
18	0.5	52831	08 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
19	0.5	52946	09 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
20	0.5	63918	09 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
21	0.5	63981	09 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
22	0.5	67662	10 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
23	0.5	69164	10 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
24	0.5	70786	10 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
25	0.5	71113	10 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
26	0.5	72047	11 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
27	0.5	72231	11 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
28	0.5	76859	11 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
29	0.5	77097	11 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
30	0.5	77173	11 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
31	0.5	78288	12 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
32	0.5	78412	12 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
33	0.5	79673	13 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
34	0.5	79718	13 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
35	0.5	79752	13 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
36	0.5	79805	15 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
37	0.5	79968	15 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
38	0.5	80047	15 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Central African Republic , Prefecture of Haute-Kotto (population 68,930) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Haute-Kotto	Central African Republic	69000 people
Haut-Mbomou	Central African Republic	32000 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
Kavadja		730				0	79 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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