Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 02 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 06 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5013 ha) in Brazil 02 Sep 2024

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 1022011
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Sep 2024 - 06 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	250 in the burned area
Burned area:	5013 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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06 Sep 07:04

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	250	5013	06 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Minas Gerais (population 16,545,010) . The nearest places are São João Batista do Glória, Passos, Fortaleza de Minas, Monte Belo, Jacuí, Campos Gerais, São Roque de Minas, Doresópolis, Boa Esperança, Serrania, and Campo Belo.

Radius	Population
10 km	22000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	1200 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Minas Gerais	Brazil	16.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
São João Batista do Glória	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	36 km
Passos	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	98000 people	39 km
Fortaleza de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	49 km
Monte Belo	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	52 km
Jacuí	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	54 km
Campos Gerais	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	22000 people	67 km
São Roque de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	70 km
Doresópolis	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	73 km
Boa Esperança	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	32000 people	77 km
Serrania	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	79 km
Monte Santo de Minas	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	17000 people	82 km
Pains	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	83 km
São Tomás de Aquino	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	88 km
Santana da Vargem	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	90 km
Coqueiral	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	93 km
Bandeira do Sul	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	-	97 km
Campo Belo	Minas Gerais	Brazil	City	47000 people	103 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
Furnas		735				0	20 km
Passos	PSW	822	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	44 km
Rachid Saliba		797				0	45 km
Itau		768				0	52 km
Campo do Meio		780	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	55 km
Piumhi		745	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	55 km
Guaxupe		846	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	71 km
Alfenas		875	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	71 km
Sao Sebastiao Do Paraiso		962	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	76 km
Monte Santo de Minas		895	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	80 km
Fazenda Sao Jose Ob		788				0	80 km
Fazenda Itaiquara		785				0	85 km
Formiga Airport		1017	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	88 km
Paraguacu		865	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	94 km
Formiga		1017	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	96 km
Campo Belo		970				0	96 km
Bambui		769				0	97 km
Tres Pontas		935				0	98 km
Machado		905	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Furnas	Furnas	Grande Furnas	1963	22 km
	Graminha	Pardo	1966	87 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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