Forest Fire (14425 ha) in Australia 06 Mar 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 1012601
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 14425 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6824 09 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 10285 10 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 12314 11 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 14425 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 15970 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 16877 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 17392 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 18546 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 0 19047 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
10 0.5 0 19523 18 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Western Australia (population 1,655,588) .

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 3470 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Western Australia Australia 1.7 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
Lansdowne LDW unknown 0 20 km
Tableland TBL unknown 0 34 km
Bedford Downs BDW unknown 0 91 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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