Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 04 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 18 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (22738 ha) in Brazil 04 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 1017213
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Sep 2023 - 18 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	35 in the burned area
Burned area:	22738 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	15	6077	10 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	18	10500	11 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
3	0.5	18	11228	12 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS
4	0.5	21	12852	13 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
5	0.5	24	15803	14 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
6	0.5	25	16729	15 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
7	0.5	32	20898	16 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
8	0.5	33	22130	17 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
9	0.5	35	22625	18 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
10	0.5	35	22738	19 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Morro Cabeça no Tempo, Avelino Lopes, Campo Alegre de Lourdes, Santa Luz, Anísio de Abreu, São Braz do Piauí, Bonfim do Piauí, Redenção do Gurguéia, and Júlio Borges.

Radius	Population
10 km	2900 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bahia	Brazil	12.4 million people
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Morro Cabeça no Tempo	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	34 km
Avelino Lopes	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	71 km
Campo Alegre de Lourdes	Bahia	Brazil	City	5700 people	72 km
Santa Luz	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	78 km
Anísio de Abreu	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	79 km
São Braz do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	81 km
Bonfim do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	99 km
Redenção do Gurguéia	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	105 km
Júlio Borges	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	106 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
Campo Alegre de Lourdes		461				0	72 km
Gurgueia		325	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	97 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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