Overall Green Forest fire in China from 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 25 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (26164 ha) in China 21 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 1028551
Countries:	China
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Apr 2026 - 25 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	11415 in the burned area
Burned area:	26164 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	11415	26164	06 May 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in China , Province of Jilin (population 27,325,100) . The nearest places are Jilin, Jiaohe, Huadian, Dunhua, and Jishu.

Radius	Population
10 km	59000 people
5 km	33000 people
2 km	21000 people
1 km	19000 people
Burned Area	11000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jilin	China	27.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Jiaohe	Jilin	China	City	120000 people	46 km
Huadian	Jilin	China	City	140000 people	60 km
Jilin	Jilin	China	Major city	1.2 million people	74 km
Dunhua	Jilin	China	City	150000 people	82 km
Jishu	Jilin	China	City	100000 people	107 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
Jiaohe		318				0	54 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Hongshi	Songhua Jiang	1988	49 km
Fengman	Songhua Jiang	1941	57 km
Baishan	Songhua Jiang	1986	73 km
Shuanggou	Songjiang	2006	116 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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