Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 16 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14200 ha) in Canada 16 Aug 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 1016840
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Aug 2023 - 29 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	2994 in the burned area
Burned area:	14200 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Aug 23:38 05 Sep 13:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3245	14200	30 Aug 2023 00:06	GWIS
2		0.5	2994	14200	05 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Kelowna, Summerland, Vernon, Penticton, and Osoyoos.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	120000 people
5 km	52000 people
2 km	17000 people
1 km	9100 people
Burned Area	3000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
British Columbia	Canada	3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kelowna	British Columbia	Canada	City	120000 people	12 km
Summerland	British Columbia	Canada	City	6200 people	38 km
Vernon	British Columbia	Canada	City	47000 people	41 km
Penticton	British Columbia	Canada	City	37000 people	50 km
Osoyoos	British Columbia	Canada	City	4300 people	101 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
Kelowna	YLW	429	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	15 km
Vernon	YVE	350	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	39 km
Douglas Lake	DGF	823				0	50 km
Penticton	YYF	344	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	53 km
Oliver		309				0	85 km
Salmon Arm	YSN	527	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	86 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Brenda	Macdonald	1990	30 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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