Forest Fire (49195 ha) in United States 25 Jul 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 1020374
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 741 in the burned area
Burned area: 49195 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 12 5653 27 Jul 2024 06:01 GWIS
2 0.5 19 12183 25 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
3 0.5 93 16709 25 Jul 2024 22:01 GWIS
4 0.5 140 18931 26 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
5 0.5 449 22351 26 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
6 0.5 684 33507 26 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
7 0.5 721 37189 26 Jul 2024 18:01 GWIS
8 0.5 733 38609 26 Jul 2024 22:00 GWIS
9 0.5 734 39158 27 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
10 0.5 741 49195 27 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
11 0.5 2 5634 27 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Red Bluff, and Redding.



Radius Population
10 km 120000 people
5 km 40000 people
2 km 4100 people
1 km 2400 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Red Bluff California United States City 13000 people 39 km
Redding California United States City 81000 people 85 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
Deer Creek Ranch 85 0 18 km
Chico Municipal CIC 73 Civ. Paved Yes 6700 27 km
Corning Municipal 89 0 32 km
Enloe Hospital 77 0 32 km
Ponderosa Sky Ranch 1053 0 35 km
Butte Creek Hog Ranch 61 0 38 km
Red Bluff Municipal RBL 106 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 39 km
Paradise Skypark 396 0 40 km
Johnsen 58 0 41 km
Meadow Airstrip 105 0 43 km
Haigh Field 66 0 45 km
Double Creek Ranch 619 0 46 km
Rodgers Flat 475 0 46 km
Rancho Tehama 168 0 49 km
Lake California Air Park 187 0 50 km
Shingletown 1183 0 54 km
Flying N Ranch 162 0 56 km
Chester 1379 0 57 km
Richvale 30 0 60 km
Noltas 44 0 60 km
Lake Oroville Landing Area 274 0 60 km
Oroville Municipal OVE 61 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 63 km
Jones / Ag-viation 33 0 65 km
Big Bluff Ranch 271 0 65 km
Redding Municipal RDD 153 Civ. Paved Yes 7000 66 km
Willows Glenn County WLW 42 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 67 km
Siller Bros Inc 72 0 67 km
Quincy Helitack Base 1067 0 74 km
Gansner 1041 0 75 km
Indian Valley Hospital 1061 0 77 km
Benton Field 219 0 78 km
Brownsville 646 0 79 km
Gunnersfield Ranch 19 0 79 km
Tews Field 226 0 84 km
Bowles 23 0 84 km
Diamond M Ranch 395 0 85 km
Old Aerodrome 213 0 88 km
Moller 26 0 89 km
Bridge Bay Resort 325 0 91 km
Davis 14 0 95 km
Burney Sheriff's Station 953 0 95 km
Colusa County 14 0 96 km
Milhous Ranch 800 0 101 km
Sutter County 18 0 102 km
Moronis 11 0 103 km
Limberlost Ranch 503 0 104 km
Farnsworth Ranch Airstrip 15 0 104 km
Vanderford Ranch Company 13 0 105 km
Beale AFB BAB 34 Mil. Paved Yes 12000 105 km
Yuba County MYV 19 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 106 km
Antelope Valley Ranch 162 0 109 km
Shaws Hill 884 0 111 km
Grass Valley Service Center 741 0 113 km
Fall River Mills 1013 0 114 km
Mc Cabe Ranch 20 0 116 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Paradise Little Butte Creek 1957 29 km
Black Butte Lake Black Butte Dam Stoney Creek 1963 51 km
Bucks Lake Bucks Storage Bucks Creek 1928 55 km
Butt Valley Butt Creek 1924 58 km
Thermalito Forebay Offstream Feather River 1967 60 km
Lake Oroville Oroville Feather River 1968 62 km
Canyon Lake Almanor North Fork of Feather River 1927 64 km
Thermalito Afterbay Offstream Feather River 1967 66 km
Mountain Meadows Reservoir Indian Ole Hamilton Creek 1924 73 km
Little Grass Valley South Fork of Feather River 1961 77 km
Sly Creek Lost Creek 1961 78 km
Stony Gorge Stony Gorge Stony Creek 1928 79 km
Whiskeytown Whiskeytown Clear Creek 1963 88 km
Mccoy Flat Susan River 1891 88 km
Merle Collins Virginia Ranch Dry Creek 1963 90 km
Pit 7 Pit River 1965 92 km
Bullards Bar New Bullards Bar North Yuba River 1970 92 km
Shasta Lake Shasta Sacramento River 1945 92 km
East Park Little Stony Creek 1910 95 km
Harry L. Englebright Lake Harry L. Englebright Dam Yuba River 1941 100 km
Lake Britton Pit 3 Pit River 1925 111 km
Iron Canyon Iron Canyon Creek 1965 113 km
Camp Far West Bear River 1963 117 km
McCloud McCloud River 1965 124 km

Nuclear plants

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