Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 23 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11554 ha) in Brazil 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 1020375
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5178 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5695	25 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8125	25 Jul 2024 22:01	GWIS
3	0.5	11399	26 Jul 2024 06:01	GWIS
4	0.5	11480	26 Jul 2024 14:01	GWIS
5	0.5	5178	26 Jul 2024 18:01	GWIS
6	0.5	5178	27 Jul 2024 06:01	GWIS
7	0.5	5291	27 Jul 2024 10:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso do Sul (population 1,868,230) . The nearest places are Miranda, and Bodoquena.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Miranda	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	13000 people	70 km
Bodoquena	Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	City	-	109 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
Fazenda Bodoquena Guaycurus		135				0	70 km
Vila Campao		285				0	108 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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