Forest Fire (38609 ha) in United States 25 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 1020374
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Jul 2024 - 27 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 733 in the burned area
Burned area: 38609 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 12 5653 27 Jul 2024 06:01 GWIS
2 0.5 19 12183 25 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
3 0.5 93 16709 25 Jul 2024 22:01 GWIS
4 0.5 140 18931 26 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
5 0.5 449 22351 26 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
6 0.5 684 33507 26 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
7 0.5 721 37189 26 Jul 2024 18:01 GWIS
8 0.5 733 38609 26 Jul 2024 22:00 GWIS
9 0.5 734 39158 27 Jul 2024 02:01 GWIS
10 0.5 741 49195 27 Jul 2024 10:01 GWIS
11 0.5 2 5634 27 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Red Bluff, and Redding.



Radius Population
10 km 120000 people
5 km 40000 people
2 km 3700 people
1 km 2200 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Red Bluff California United States City 13000 people 44 km
Redding California United States City 81000 people 91 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
Deer Creek Ranch 85 0 17 km
Chico Municipal CIC 73 Civ. Paved Yes 6700 21 km
Enloe Hospital 77 0 26 km
Corning Municipal 89 0 32 km
Butte Creek Hog Ranch 61 0 32 km
Paradise Skypark 396 0 34 km
Johnsen 58 0 35 km
Ponderosa Sky Ranch 1053 0 41 km
Haigh Field 66 0 41 km
Red Bluff Municipal RBL 106 Civ. Paved Yes 5600 43 km
Rodgers Flat 475 0 44 km
Meadow Airstrip 105 0 47 km
Rancho Tehama 168 0 50 km
Double Creek Ranch 619 0 53 km
Richvale 30 0 53 km
Lake Oroville Landing Area 274 0 54 km
Lake California Air Park 187 0 55 km
Noltas 44 0 56 km
Oroville Municipal OVE 61 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 56 km
Jones / Ag-viation 33 0 58 km
Chester 1379 0 59 km
Siller Bros Inc 72 0 60 km
Shingletown 1183 0 61 km
Flying N Ranch 162 0 61 km
Willows Glenn County WLW 42 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 62 km
Big Bluff Ranch 271 0 67 km
Redding Municipal RDD 153 Civ. Paved Yes 7000 72 km
Brownsville 646 0 73 km
Quincy Helitack Base 1067 0 73 km
Gansner 1041 0 73 km
Gunnersfield Ranch 19 0 74 km
Indian Valley Hospital 1061 0 76 km
Bowles 23 0 77 km
Old Aerodrome 213 0 82 km
Diamond M Ranch 395 0 82 km
Moller 26 0 83 km
Benton Field 219 0 84 km
Davis 14 0 89 km
Tews Field 226 0 90 km
Colusa County 14 0 90 km
Milhous Ranch 800 0 95 km
Sutter County 18 0 96 km
Moronis 11 0 97 km
Bridge Bay Resort 325 0 98 km
Limberlost Ranch 503 0 98 km
Farnsworth Ranch Airstrip 15 0 98 km
Vanderford Ranch Company 13 0 98 km
Beale AFB BAB 34 Mil. Paved Yes 12000 98 km
Yuba County MYV 19 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 100 km
Burney Sheriff's Station 953 0 101 km
Antelope Valley Ranch 162 0 104 km
Shaws Hill 884 0 105 km
Grass Valley Service Center 741 0 107 km
Mc Cabe Ranch 20 0 110 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Paradise Little Butte Creek 1957 24 km
Black Butte Lake Black Butte Dam Stoney Creek 1963 49 km
Bucks Lake Bucks Storage Bucks Creek 1928 52 km
Thermalito Forebay Offstream Feather River 1967 53 km
Lake Oroville Oroville Feather River 1968 56 km
Butt Valley Butt Creek 1924 58 km
Thermalito Afterbay Offstream Feather River 1967 59 km
Canyon Lake Almanor North Fork of Feather River 1927 65 km
Little Grass Valley South Fork of Feather River 1961 73 km
Sly Creek Lost Creek 1961 73 km
Mountain Meadows Reservoir Indian Ole Hamilton Creek 1924 75 km
Stony Gorge Stony Gorge Stony Creek 1928 76 km
Merle Collins Virginia Ranch Dry Creek 1963 84 km
Bullards Bar New Bullards Bar North Yuba River 1970 86 km
Mccoy Flat Susan River 1891 90 km
East Park Little Stony Creek 1910 92 km
Whiskeytown Whiskeytown Clear Creek 1963 93 km
Harry L. Englebright Lake Harry L. Englebright Dam Yuba River 1941 94 km
Shasta Lake Shasta Sacramento River 1945 98 km
Pit 7 Pit River 1965 98 km
Camp Far West Bear River 1963 111 km
Lake Britton Pit 3 Pit River 1925 117 km
Iron Canyon Iron Canyon Creek 1965 120 km

Nuclear plants

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