Forest Fire (8363 ha) in Australia 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 1014466
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 May 2023 - 31 May 2023
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8363 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 5047 27 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5291 28 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7954 29 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8139 30 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8351 31 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 8363 01 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , State of Western Australia (population 1,655,588) . The nearest places are and Broome.

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
Western Australia Australia 1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Broome Western Australia Australia City 13000 people 58 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
Broome BME 17 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Beagle Bay Coral Sea Islands 58 km
Broome AUBME Coral Sea Islands 60 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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