Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 27 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 03 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (24082 ha) in Canada 27 May 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1014506
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 May 2023 - 03 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	596 in the burned area
Burned area:	24082 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 May 12:00 30 May 12:02 31 May 12:03 01 Jun 12:04 02 Jun 12:06 03 Jun 12:05 04 Jun 12:07 08 Jun 22:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	79	5684	29 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	289	12964	30 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	346	16784	31 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	493	20080	01 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	596	22163	02 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	596	23881	03 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	1.5	596	24082	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	596	24082	08 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Nova Scotia (population 936,538) . The nearest places are and Yarmouth.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	6000 people
5 km	2200 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	12540 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	3862 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nova Scotia	Canada	940000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yarmouth	Nova Scotia	Canada	City	7500 people	57 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
Yarmouth	YQI	43	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	54 km
Liverpool		96	Civ.	Paved	No	3000	82 km
Digby	YDG	152	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	104 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Barrington Passage		Canada	16 km
Shelburne	CASBU	Canada	17 km
Lockeport	CALCP	Canada	28 km
Clarks Harbour		Canada	29 km
Wedgeport		Canada	44 km
Yarmouth	CAYQI	Canada	57 km
Liverpool	CALIV	Canada	75 km
Brooklyn	CABKN	Canada	77 km
Meteghan	CAMET	Canada	83 km
Weymouth	CAWEY	Canada	99 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Rossignol	Upper Lake Falls	Mersey	1929	69 km
	Fourth Lake	Sissiboo	1960	84 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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