Overall Green Forest fire in Liberia from 11 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 14 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5490 ha) in Liberia 11 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 1028657
Countries:	Liberia
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 May 2026 - 14 May 2026
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	1671 in the burned area
Burned area:	5490 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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13 May 15:00 14 May 15:01 26 May 15:08

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1649	5039	13 May 2026 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1671	5484	14 May 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1671	5490	26 May 2026 14:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Liberia , County of Nimba (population 432,336) . The nearest places are and Danané.

Radius	Population
10 km	67000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	5100 people
Burned Area	1700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nimba	Liberia	430000 people
Yomou	Guinea	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Danané		Côte d'Ivoire	City	68000 people	61 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
Nimba	NIA	500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6000	32 km
Nzerekore	NZE	505	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	64 km
Tapete	TPT	unknown				0	84 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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