Overall Green Forest fire in United States from 19 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 23 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14461 ha) in United States 19 Apr 2026

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

GDACS ID	WF 1028506
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Apr 2026 - 23 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	50 in the burned area
Burned area:	14461 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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USA - Wildfires, update (ECHO 24 Apr 2026)Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:02

Wildfires have continued to burn across northern Florida (Levy, Putnam and Clay counties) and Georgia (Brantley, Clinch and Echols counties) since 21 April, causing an increased number of evacuated people and widespread damage.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as of 24 April, the ongoing active wildfires are four across the affected counties, and they are not fully contained. These four wildfires have burnt so far an area of approximately 16 785 hectares.
In Florida, FEMA reports one injured person and evacuation orders for 223 people. In Georgia, FEMA also reports evacuation orders for 940 people (as of 23 April), 83 destroyed structures and 70 damaged structures.
Over the next 72 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast remains from moderate to very high across northern Florida and Georgia.

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