Forest Fire (8050 ha) in United States 18 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029569
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8050 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),