Forest Fire (31720 ha) in Canada 28 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 1014533
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 May 2023 - 04 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 31720 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 14438 30 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 20059 31 May 2023 08:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 24566 01 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 25019 02 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 27460 03 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 31060 04 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 31720 05 Jun 2023 08:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Canada , Province of Alberta (population 2,649,068) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 30548 ha WDPA


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alberta Canada 2.6 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
Edra 800 0 19 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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