Overall Green Forest fire alert in Spain from 14 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 15 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (447 ha) in Spain 14 Apr 2024

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 1019580
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Apr 2024 - 15 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	34 in the burned area
Burned area:	447 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Apr 08:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	34	447	16 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Valenciana (population 3,814,937) . The nearest places are Alicante, Elche, Valencia, Altea, Calpe, Benidorm, Denia, Jávea, Oliva, Villajoyosa, and Alboraya.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	34000 people
5 km	3700 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	392 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Valenciana	Spain	3.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Altea	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	20000 people	12 km
Calpe	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	12 km
Benidorm	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	66000 people	19 km
Denia	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	34000 people	21 km
Jávea	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	23 km
Oliva	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	24000 people	25 km
Villajoyosa	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	27 km
Gandía	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	61000 people	31 km
Cocentaina	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	11000 people	32 km
Alcoy	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	35 km
Ibi	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	23000 people	45 km
San Juan de Alicante	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	46 km
Ontinyent	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	36000 people	49 km
Xàtiva	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	51 km
San Vicente del Raspeig	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	52 km
Canals	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	14000 people	53 km
Alicante	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	Major city	-	54 km
Cullera	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	23000 people	54 km
Alzira	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	42000 people	59 km
Sueca	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	26000 people	60 km
L’Alcudia	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	67 km
Elda	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	56000 people	68 km
Villena	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	34000 people	70 km
Alginet	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	13000 people	71 km
Santa Pola	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	24000 people	71 km
Monóvar	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	73 km
Elche	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	Major city	-	74 km
Picassent	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	17000 people	80 km
Crevillente	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	82 km
Valencia	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	Major city	790000 people	89 km
Alaquàs	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	28000 people	90 km
Alboraya	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	21000 people	92 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
Alicante	ALC	43	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	63 km
Valencia	VLC	69	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	94 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Benidorm	ESBEM	Spain	20 km
Denia	ESDNA	Spain	22 km
Javea	ESJAV	Spain	24 km
Cape Nao		Spain	26 km
Gandia	ESGAN	Spain	32 km
Cape Huertas		Spain	49 km
Alicante	ESALC	Spain	55 km
Valencia	ESVLC	Spain	87 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Guadalest	Guadalest	1964	11 km
	Amadorio	Amadorio	1957	25 km
	Beniarres	Serpis	1958	28 km
Embalse de Bellus	Bellus	Albaida	1995	44 km
	Tous	Jucar	1994	70 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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