Overall Green Forest fire alert in United States from 19 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 27 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5455 ha) in United States 19 May 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 1019789
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 May 2024 - 29 May 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	21 in the burned area
Burned area:	5455 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 May 09:02 28 May 09:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	17	5020	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	21	5455	28 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	21	5505	28 May 2024 09:04	GWIS
4	0.5	21	6363	29 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	21	6187	30 May 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of New Mexico (population 1,576,738) . The nearest places are and Alamogordo.

Radius	Population
10 km	6200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
New Mexico	United States	1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Alamogordo	New Mexico	United States	City	36000 people	63 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
Ruidoso		2084				0	14 km
Sierra Blanca Regional	RUI	2076	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	21 km
Carrizozo Municipal		1637				0	26 km
Three Rivers		1465				0	28 km
Ihs Hospital		2030				0	31 km
G Bar F Ranch		1983				0	37 km
Oscura Aaf Aux		1372				0	40 km
Block Ranch		1818				0	45 km
Beckett Farm		1350				0	50 km
Diamond A Ranch		1541				0	56 km
Otero Mill		1403				0	57 km
Gorby Ranch		1341				0	58 km
Transwestern Pipeline Nr 8		1768				0	66 km
Skeen Ranch		1684				0	66 km
Alamogordo White Sands Regional	ALM	1279	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	71 km
Holloman AFB	HMN	1248	Mil.	Paved	Yes	12100	73 km
Flying H Ranch		1573				0	75 km
Lincoln Station		2028				0	76 km
Monte Prieto Ranch		1879				0	79 km
Timberon		2115				0	90 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

Nuclear power plants

Site	Type	Name	Country
Site-Dona Ana	Research reactor	White Sands Fast Burst Reactor	United States of America

More information

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