Forest Fire (38609 ha) in United States 25 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 1020374
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Jul 2024 - 08 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 733 in the burned area
Burned area: 38609 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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USA - Wildfire, update (ECHO 03 Aug 2024)Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:54

  • Following the wildfires that have been burning across the western United States, in particular California, Washington and Oregon, since 17 July, the number of casualties and damage is increasing.
  • As of 28 July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports a total of 86 wildfires that have burnt an area of approximately 647,500 ha. In Oregon State one person died, 27 people have been injured and 2,577 are still displaced. In northern California, in Kern County, two people have been injured, 2,292 people have been displaced and a state of emergency for Butte and Tehama counties has been declared. In Yakima and Ferry counties (Washington), four people have been injured and 725 have been displaced.
  • Over the next 48 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast is from very high to very extreme in the affected areas.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),