Overall Green Forest fire in Zambia from 28 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC to 02 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6891 ha) in Zambia 28 Aug 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 1031478
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Aug 2026 - 11 Sep 2026
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	497 in the burned area
Burned area:	6891 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Sep 15:14 03 Sep 15:23

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	448	6167	02 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
2	0.5	497	6891	03 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
3		512	7509	03 Sep 2026 18:03	GWIS
4	0.5	512	7509	04 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
5	0.5	555	11652	05 Sep 2026 14:05	GWIS
6	0.5	1925	27720	06 Sep 2026 14:04	GWIS
7	0.5	1950	30880	07 Sep 2026 02:03	GWIS
8	0.5	1950	30889	07 Sep 2026 06:02	GWIS
9	0.5	1950	31010	07 Sep 2026 10:02	GWIS
10	0.5	1950	31052	07 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
11	0.5	1956	32875	08 Sep 2026 14:04	GWIS
12	0.5	1959	33931	09 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
13	0.5	2035	42100	10 Sep 2026 10:02	GWIS
14	0.5	2037	42486	10 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
15	0.5	2039	43682	11 Sep 2026 18:05	GWIS
16	0.5	2039	43734	12 Sep 2026 14:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia.

Radius	Population
10 km	11000 people
5 km	2000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	2000 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

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