Overall Green Forest fire alert in Canada from 22 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7619 ha) in Canada 22 Jun 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 1019925
Countries:	Canada
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Jun 2024 - 26 Jun 2024
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7619 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Jun 09:00 27 Jun 09:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	7605	26 Jun 2024 08:01	GWIS
2		0.5	0	7619	27 Jun 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Quebec (population 7,176,389) . The nearest places are and Sept-Iles.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	7619 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Quebec	Canada	7.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sept-Iles	Quebec	Canada	City	24000 people	46 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
Sept Iles	YZV	55	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	43 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Sept Iles	CASEI	Canada	49 km
Pointe Noire		Canada	54 km
Clark City	CACLC	Canada	56 km
Port Cartier	CAPCA	Canada	79 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Lac-Walker	Denis-Perron	Sainte-Marguerite	2001	46 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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