Forest Fire (6937 ha) in Brazil 05 Sep 2023

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 1017272
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6937 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6937 13 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
2 0.5 0 7838 14 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8844 15 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8860 16 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
5 0.5 0 10285 17 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are Chapada da Natividade, Conceição do Tocantins, Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Pindorama do Tocantins, Taipas do Tocantins, Santa Rosa do Tocantins, São Valério da Natividade, Silvanópolis, and Novo Jardim.



Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tocantins Brazil 970000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chapada da Natividade Tocantins Brazil City - 30 km
Conceição do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 54 km
Porto Alegre do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 59 km
Pindorama do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 72 km
Taipas do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 74 km
Santa Rosa do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 75 km
São Valério da Natividade Tocantins Brazil City - 79 km
Silvanópolis Tocantins Brazil City - 99 km
Novo Jardim Tocantins Brazil City - 100 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
Dianopolis DNO 608 Civ. Unpaved No 4100 79 km
Parana 270 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 99 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Peixe Angical Tocantins 2006 104 km

Nuclear plants

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