Overall Green Forest fire in Russian Federation from 11 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 12 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6003 ha) in Russian Federation 11 Apr 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 1028298
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Apr 2026 - 12 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6003 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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23 Apr 09:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6003	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Territory of Khabarovskiy kray. The nearest places are Birobidzhan, Kukan, Birofeld, and Bira.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Khabarovskiy kray	Russian Federation	-
Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Birobidzhan	Yevreyskaya	Russia	City	75000 people	31 km
Kukan	Khabarovskiy	Russia	City	-	42 km
Birofeld	Yevreyskaya	Russia	City	-	60 km
Bira	Yevreyskaya	Russia	City	4200 people	67 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Birobidzhan South	101	34 km
Kukan	244	44 km
	76	65 km
Birofeld Northwest	76	66 km
Novokurovka	122	70 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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