Overall Green Forest fire in Australia from 07 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 15 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7925 ha) in Australia 07 May 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 1028631
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	07 May 2026 - 15 May 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7925 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	5571	10 May 2026 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5612	10 May 2026 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5654	11 May 2026 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6121	11 May 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6316	12 May 2026 02:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6625	12 May 2026 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	6761	13 May 2026 06:00	GWIS
8	0.5	6959	13 May 2026 18:00	GWIS
9	0.5	7001	13 May 2026 22:00	GWIS
10	0.5	7005	14 May 2026 06:00	GWIS
11	0.5	7746	14 May 2026 18:00	GWIS
12	0.5	7764	15 May 2026 06:00	GWIS
13	0.5	7925	21 May 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .

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
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 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
Eva Downs	EVD	unknown				0	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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