Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 19 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 27 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5284 ha) in Russian Federation 19 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 1020387
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9797 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Jul 19:05 27 Jul 07:06

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	17	6416	26 Jul 2024 18:01	GWIS
2	0.5	0	9797	27 Jul 2024 06:01	GWIS
3	0.5	17	6416	27 Jul 2024 10:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Irkutskaya oblast'. The nearest places are and Kirensk.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Irkutskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kirensk	Irkutskaya	Russia	City	13000 people	38 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
		250				0	37 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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