Forest Fire (35757 ha) in United States 10 Jul 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1020192
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Jul 2024 - 25 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 35757 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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USA - Wildfires (ECHO 23 Jul 2024)Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:06

  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports, as of 17 July, five major ongoing active fires across north-western USA, in particular Utah, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, and western USA (Nevada). The wildfires have caused casualties, prompted evacuations and created damage. 
  • The Silver King Fire, Piute county, Utah, has burnt so far an area of nearly 7,150 ha, resulting in four injured people and 60 evacuated people. The Larch Creek Fire, Wasco county, Oregon, has burnt so far an area of over 7,500 ha, resulting in three injured people and 3,135 evacuated people. The Horse Gulch Fire, Lewis and Clark and Broadwater county, Montana, has burnt so far an area of around 5,400 ha, resulting in one fatality, two injured people and 200 evacuated people. Two other ongoing active fires were reported across Nevada and Idaho, resulting in 1,300 evacuated people.
  • Over the next 24 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast is from high to very extreme across north-western and western USA.
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CN Rail adds to firefighting railcars to its fleet 8/3/2024 1:04:00 PM.

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