Forest Fire (8889 ha) in United States 23 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 1020336
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jul 2024 - 26 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 4 in the burned area
Burned area: 8889 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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23 Jul 15:0023 Jul 23:00

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 2 6016 23 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
2 0.5 4 8889 23 Jul 2024 22:00 GWIS
3 0.5 4 9088 24 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
4 0.5 4 7862 24 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
5 0.5 4 8417 24 Jul 2024 14:00 GWIS
6 0.5 4 8589 24 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
7 0.5 4 8884 24 Jul 2024 22:01 GWIS
8 0.5 4 9071 25 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
9 0.5 4 8884 26 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 Oregon (population 2,958,009) . The nearest places are and Baker.



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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Oregon United States 3 million people
Idaho United States 1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Baker Oregon United States City 9100 people 42 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
Pine Valley 785 0 34 km
Baker Municipal BKE 1027 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 43 km
St Elizabeth Hospital 1039 0 43 km
Brownlee 610 0 45 km
Cuddy Meadows 1396 0 45 km
Oxbow 579 0 45 km
Lee Williams Memorial 798 0 51 km
Weiser Municipal 644 0 55 km
Jensens Strip 1021 0 58 km
Oxbow 550 0 59 km
Muddy Creek 1067 0 63 km
Flying Y Ranch 969 0 68 km
Unity 1212 0 68 km
Seven Devils 1368 0 69 km
Payette Municipal 679 0 69 km
Umpleby Ranch 1040 0 69 km
Ontario Municipal ONO 668 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 72 km
Miller Memorial Airpark 685 0 73 km
Council Municipal 903 0 74 km
Big Bar 549 0 74 km
Joseph State 1259 0 83 km
Lockhart 1407 0 84 km
Minam Lodge 1094 0 85 km
Malheur Memorial Hospital 666 0 86 km
Cove Side Ranch Port 844 0 88 km
Enterprise Municipal 1206 0 90 km
Maxwell Private 826 0 91 km
La Grande Union County LGD 827 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 91 km
Peacock Ranch 1067 0 92 km
Tamarack Springs Ranch 1050 0 99 km
Parma 679 0 99 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Malheur 3 Willow Creek Reservoir 3 Willow Creek 1944 38 km
Brownlee Brownlee Snake River 1958 44 km
Mann Creek Mann Creek Mann Creek 1966 44 km
Phillips Lake Mason Powder River 1967 51 km
Thief Valley Thief Valley Powder River 1931 55 km
Oxbow Oxbow Snake River 1961 57 km
Unity Unity Burnt River 1937 67 km
Bully Creek Bully Creek Bully Creek 1962 67 km
None Wolf Creek Reservoir Wolf Creek 1974 71 km
Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake Wallowa River 1931 80 km

Nuclear plants

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