Overall Green Forest fire alert in United States from 06 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 15 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (104466 ha) in United States 06 Jul 2021

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 1000673
Countries:	United States
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Jul 2021 - 03 Aug 2021
Duration (days):	28
People affected:	5 in the burned area
Burned area:	104466 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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13 Jul 14:21 14 Jul 06:54 15 Jul 07:02 16 Jul 08:43

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	4	74601	13 Jul 2021 12:34	GWIS
2	0.5	4	85269	14 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
3	0.5	4	88754	15 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
4	0.5	5	104466	16 Jul 2021 05:03	GWIS
5	0.5	5	110901	16 Jul 2021 15:06	GWIS
6	0.5	5	116985	17 Jul 2021 03:11	GWIS
7	0.5	5	182865	04 Aug 2021 14:45	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of Oregon (population 2,958,009) . The nearest places are and Klamath Falls.

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	197 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oregon	United States	3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Klamath Falls	Oregon	United States	City	19000 people	64 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
Moondance Ranch		1518				0	14 km
Flying T Ranch		1323				0	24 km
Allen's Airstrip		1344				0	25 km
Saxon Sycan		1521				0	26 km
Wilderness		1384				0	32 km
Paisley State		1340				0	51 km
Barnes Valley		1579				0	54 km
Silver Lake F S Strip		1369				0	56 km
Red & White Flying Service		1325				0	58 km
Chiloquin State	CHZ	1285				0	58 km
Juniper Hills		1256				0	59 km
Merle West Medical Center		1347				0	64 km
Kingsley Field	LMT	1247	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	68 km
Malin		1235				0	70 km
Table Rock		13				0	72 km
Teed's		1503				0	75 km
Farr		1455				0	78 km
Beaver Marsh State		1414				0	78 km
Long Ranch		1247				0	79 km
Lake County	LKV	1441	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	81 km
Christmas Valley		1316				0	81 km
Tulelake Municipal		1233				0	82 km
Lake District Hospital		1448				0	82 km
Butte Valley		1292				0	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Thompson Valley Reservoir	Thompson Valley Reservoir	Silver Creek	1922	40 km
Gerber	Gerber	Miller Creek	1925	45 km
Upper Klamath Lake	Link River Diversion	Klamath River	1921	67 km
Cottonwood Reservoir	Cottonwood Reservoir	Cottonwood Creek	1962	68 km
Drews Reservoir	Drews Reservoir	Drews Creek	1914	70 km
Clear Lake Reservoir	Clear Lake Dike	Lost River	1910	76 km
Four Mile Lake	Four Mile Lake Dam		1916	90 km
	Big Sage	Rattlesnake Creek	1921	122 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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