Forest Fire (14823 ha) in Canada 25 May 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 1014544
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 May 2023 - 01 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 14823 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 10297 30 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 14318 31 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 14823 01 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Saskatchewan (population 1,029,142) .

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
Saskatchewan Canada 1 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Patuanak 435 0 20 km
Buffalo Narrows YVT 434 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 28 km
Ile-a-la-Crosse 425 0 53 km
Beauval 434 0 97 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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