Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 11 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 15 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5201 ha) in Brazil 11 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 1022194
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	421 in the burned area
Burned area:	5201 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Sep 07:04

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	421	5201	16 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
2		0.5	422	5356	16 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) . The nearest places are Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, Santo Antônio do Leverger, and Campo Verde.

Radius	Population
10 km	82000 people
5 km	28000 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mato Grosso	Brazil	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cuiabá	Mato Grosso	Brazil	Major city	500000 people	23 km
Várzea Grande	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	220000 people	27 km
Santo Antônio do Leverger	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	6100 people	30 km
Campo Verde	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	78 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
Marechal Rondon	CGB	186	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	25 km
Estancia Santo Antonio		151				0	29 km
Fazenda Cedro		702				0	78 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manso	Manso	2005	90 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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