Forest Fire (116985 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: 116985 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 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.

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 312 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 65 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 16 km
Allen's Airstrip 1344 0 24 km
Flying T Ranch 1323 0 25 km
Saxon Sycan 1521 0 26 km
Wilderness 1384 0 31 km
Paisley State 1340 0 49 km
Barnes Valley 1579 0 53 km
Silver Lake F S Strip 1369 0 56 km
Red & White Flying Service 1325 0 58 km
Juniper Hills 1256 0 59 km
Chiloquin State CHZ 1285 0 60 km
Merle West Medical Center 1347 0 65 km
Kingsley Field LMT 1247 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 69 km
Malin 1235 0 70 km
Table Rock 13 0 72 km
Teed's 1503 0 73 km
Farr 1455 0 76 km
Lake County LKV 1441 Civ. Paved Yes 5300 79 km
Long Ranch 1247 0 80 km
Beaver Marsh State 1414 0 80 km
Christmas Valley 1316 0 80 km
Lake District Hospital 1448 0 81 km
Tulelake Municipal 1233 0 82 km
Butte Valley 1292 0 105 km
Fort Bidwell 1403 0 116 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
Cottonwood Reservoir Cottonwood Reservoir Cottonwood Creek 1962 66 km
Upper Klamath Lake Link River Diversion Klamath River 1921 68 km
Drews Reservoir Drews Reservoir Drews Creek 1914 69 km
Clear Lake Reservoir Clear Lake Dike Lost River 1910 76 km
Four Mile Lake Four Mile Lake Dam 1916 92 km
Big Sage Rattlesnake Creek 1921 121 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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