Overall Orange Forest fire alert in United States on 09 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (411 ha) in United States 09 Aug 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1016286
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Aug 2023 - 09 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	0
People affected:	972 in the burned area
Burned area:	411 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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11 Aug 14:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		1.5	972	411	11 Aug 2023 16:12	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Hawaii (population 1,153,336) . The nearest places are Lahaina, Wailuku, Kahului, and Puunene.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	24000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	13000 people
1 km	10000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	8892 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hawaii	United States	1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lahaina	Hawaii	United States	City	9100 people	2 km
Wailuku	Hawaii	United States	City	12000 people	18 km
Kahului	Hawaii	United States	City	20000 people	22 km
Puunene	Hawaii	United States	City	-	23 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
Kapalua West Maui	JHM	78				0	7 km
Kahului	OGG	16	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	26 km
Lanai	LNY	399	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	31 km
Kalaupapa	LUP	7				0	46 km
Molokai	MKK	138	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	52 km
Panda		76				0	67 km
Hana	HNM	23	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	70 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Lahaina	Wake Island	4 km
Kahului	Wake Island	22 km
Pukoo	Wake Island	23 km
Kamalo	Wake Island	27 km
Kaumalapau Harbor	Wake Island	35 km
Kaunakakai	Wake Island	42 km
Hana	Wake Island	74 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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