Forest Fire (5539 ha) in United States 24 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 1020383
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 12 in the burned area
Burned area: 5539 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 12 5238 26 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
2 0.5 12 5243 26 Jul 2024 18:01 GWIS
3 0.5 12 5539 26 Jul 2024 22:00 GWIS
4 0.5 12 5653 27 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
5 0.5 13 5763 27 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Washington (population 5,064,779) . The nearest places are Yakima, Ellensburg, and Wenatchee.



Radius Population
10 km 2200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Washington United States 5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yakima Washington United States City 72000 people 35 km
Ellensburg Washington United States City 15000 people 47 km
Wenatchee Washington United States City 28000 people 96 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
Tieton State 903 0 14 km
West Valley 579 0 19 km
Wilkinson Ranch 509 0 22 km
Don Williams Private 475 0 27 km
Yakima Air Terminal YKM 334 Civ. Paved Yes 7600 34 km
Zirkle Fruit Company 335 0 34 km
Providence Medical Plaza 346 0 34 km
Hitchcock Airstrip 309 0 37 km
Vagabond Aaf FCT 418 0 38 km
Harrah 258 0 39 km
Labbee Fld 245 0 45 km
Chinook Farms 549 0 47 km
Selah Creek Landing Zone 652 0 48 km
J K D Farms 480 0 50 km
Bowers Field ELN 538 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 51 km
Signal Peak Lookout 1558 0 51 km
Buena 253 0 54 km
Packwood 321 0 56 km
Kittitas Valley Hospital Ems 487 0 56 km
Cle Elum Municipal 593 0 56 km
Ranger Creek 808 0 58 km
Mc Mahon Field 259 0 64 km
Easton State ESW 677 0 66 km
Pcfd Nr 26 543 0 73 km
Vantage 177 0 79 km
Trout Lake 583 0 87 km
Hoverhawk Ranch 747 0 88 km
Bob's Field 503 0 91 km
Bandera State 497 0 91 km
Central Washington Hospital 268 0 94 km
Hillcrest 733 0 95 km
Goldendale 506 0 95 km
Cascade 262 0 100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rimrock Tieton Tieton River 1924 14 km
Bumping Lake Bumping Lake Bumping River 1909 34 km
Cle Elum Lake Cle Elum Cle Elum River 1932 64 km
Kachess Lake Kachess Kachess River 1911 68 km
Keechelus Lake Keechelus Yakima River 1916 78 km

Nuclear plants

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