Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 22 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 02 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11957 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 22 Feb 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 1027551
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Feb 2026 - 09 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	3912 in the burned area
Burned area:	11957 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Feb 16:03 28 Feb 12:04 28 Feb 16:32 02 Mar 12:07 04 Mar 12:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2969	8694	27 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2980	9520	28 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	3912	11773	28 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	3912	11807	02 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	3912	11957	04 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	3912	11964	05 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
7	0.5	3912	11983	06 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
8	0.5	3912	11987	07 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
9	0.5	4012	12035	08 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
10	0.5	4012	12075	08 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	4012	12074	09 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
12	0.5	4012	12127	09 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo. The nearest places are and Bumba.

Radius	Population
10 km	22000 people
5 km	14000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	8100 people
Burned Area	4000 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

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