Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 06 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7045 ha) in Brazil 06 Sep 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 1017319
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	18 in the burned area
Burned area:	7045 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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16 Sep 08:25 17 Sep 08:27 18 Sep 08:29 19 Sep 08:30 20 Sep 08:33 21 Sep 08:34

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	16	5804	16 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	17	6214	17 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
3	0.5	17	6643	18 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
4	0.5	17	6700	19 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
5	0.5	18	6953	20 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS
6	0.5	18	7045	21 Sep 2023 08:09	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Piaui (population 2,712,028) . The nearest places are Ribeira do Piauí, São Miguel do Fidalgo, Itaueira, Pajeú do Piauí, Colônia do Piauí, Paes Landim, Oeiras, Cajazeiras do Piauí, Floriano, Barão de Grajaú, and Nova Santa Rita.

Radius	Population
10 km	1100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Piaui	Brazil	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ribeira do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	38 km
São Miguel do Fidalgo	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	43 km
Itaueira	Piaui	Brazil	City	5100 people	47 km
Pajeú do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	57 km
Colônia do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	59 km
Paes Landim	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	67 km
Oeiras	Piaui	Brazil	City	21000 people	72 km
Cajazeiras do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	73 km
Floriano	Piaui	Brazil	City	48000 people	75 km
Barão de Grajaú	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Santa Rosa do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	75 km
Francisco Ayres	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	81 km
Santo Inácio do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	86 km
Wall Ferraz	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	86 km
Pavussu	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	87 km
Pedro Laurentino	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	91 km
Tanque do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	94 km
Brejo do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	97 km
Floresta do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	99 km
Santa Cruz do Piauí	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	102 km
Várzea Grande	Piaui	Brazil	City	-	102 km
Nova Santa Rita	Piauí	Brazil	City	-	104 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
Oeiras		250	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	68 km
Cangapara	FLB	210	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	71 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Vereda Grande	Itaveira	1959	56 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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