Forest Fire (15046 ha) in United States 19 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 1028506
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Apr 2026 - 28 Apr 2026
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 48 in the burned area
Burned area: 15046 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 50 14498 22 Apr 2026 22:00 GWIS
2 0.5 50 14461 23 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
3 0.5 48 15046 04 May 2026 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Georgia (population 6,741,896) . The nearest places are Statenville, Valdosta, Live Oak, Lake City, Waycross, and Douglas.



Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Georgia United States 6.7 million people
Florida United States 13.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Statenville Georgia United States City - 24 km
Valdosta Georgia United States City 44000 people 49 km
Live Oak Florida United States City 6500 people 55 km
Lake City Florida United States City 10000 people 65 km
Waycross Georgia United States City 15000 people 65 km
Douglas Georgia United States City 11000 people 83 km

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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
Fargo 36 0 23 km
Hamilton Helistop 46 0 31 km
Homerville 57 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 32 km
Comanche Landing 64 0 41 km
Moody AFB VAD 71 Mil. Paved Yes 9300 44 km
Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch 28 0 45 km
Valdosta Regional VLD 62 Civ. Paved Yes 6300 46 km
Mallory Field 62 0 47 km
Bird Field 46 0 48 km
Bass Limited 30 0 52 km
Blue Springs 29 0 54 km
Suwannee County 32 0 56 km
Kittyhawk Estates 27 0 58 km
Wings N Sunsets 40 0 59 km
Shilo Farms 64 0 59 km
Paso Fino Farm 61 0 61 km
Madison County 46 0 61 km
South One Ten 69 0 62 km
Okefenokee 38 0 64 km
Berrien County 73 0 65 km
Lake City Medical Center 45 0 65 km
Waycross Ware County AYS 43 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 65 km
Lake Shore Hospital 58 0 66 km
Cooksey Brothers 27 0 67 km
Bivins 41 0 68 km
Lake City Municipal 62 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 68 km
Wright Farms 32 0 69 km
Satilla Regional Medical Center 12 0 69 km
Brothers Welcome 38 0 70 km
Cuyler Field 37 0 70 km
Davis Field 21 0 73 km
Buddys Ag Service 30 0 74 km
Cook County 72 0 75 km
Buckner 27 0 75 km
Quitman Brooks County 56 0 76 km
Crews Hay 21 0 79 km
Douglas Municipal 78 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 79 km
Thrifts 30 0 79 km
Suwannee Belle 15 0 80 km
Z Ranch 23 0 81 km
Suwannee Woodland East / West 17 0 82 km
Flying 'f' Farms 12 0 82 km
Lake City Airpark 37 0 82 km
The Trails 14 0 82 km
Finlayson Farm 46 0 84 km
Pratt Ranch 30 0 84 km
Hilliard Airpark 18 0 85 km
Thompson Airfield 34 0 87 km
Flints Flying Ranch 14 0 89 km
Bacon County 61 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 89 km
Jefferson Landings 37 0 90 km
Forestry-Strip 32 0 92 km
Sunbelt Strip 70 0 93 km
Bradley 6 0 94 km
Hall Farm 14 0 95 km
Department of Corrections Facility 40 0 95 km
Spence MUL 89 Civ. Paved No 4500 96 km
Circle P 25 0 97 km
Brantley County 25 0 98 km
State Prison Field 37 0 99 km
Henry Tift Myers TMA 108 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 99 km
Santa Fe River Ranch 44 0 99 km
Lazy S Farm 24 0 101 km
Camp Kulaqua 18 0 103 km

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