Overall Green Forest fire alert in United States from 06 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (182865 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:	182865 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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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	853 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	72 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	21 km
Saxon Sycan		1521				0	24 km
Allen's Airstrip		1344				0	25 km
Wilderness		1384				0	31 km
Flying T Ranch		1323				0	32 km
Paisley State		1340				0	43 km
Silver Lake F S Strip		1369				0	53 km
Barnes Valley		1579				0	54 km
Red & White Flying Service		1325				0	54 km
Juniper Hills		1256				0	65 km
Chiloquin State	CHZ	1285				0	66 km
Table Rock		13				0	67 km
Teed's		1503				0	70 km
Merle West Medical Center		1347				0	72 km
Farr		1455				0	74 km
Malin		1235				0	75 km
Christmas Valley		1316				0	75 km
Lake County	LKV	1441	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	76 km
Kingsley Field	LMT	1247	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	76 km
Lake District Hospital		1448				0	77 km
Beaver Marsh State		1414				0	83 km
Long Ranch		1247				0	86 km
Tulelake Municipal		1233				0	86 km
Alkali Lake State		1314				0	103 km
Mc Ranch		1388				0	109 km
Butte Valley		1292				0	111 km
Fort Bidwell		1403				0	113 km
La Pine		1289				0	120 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Thompson Valley Reservoir	Thompson Valley Reservoir	Silver Creek	1922	37 km
Gerber	Gerber	Miller Creek	1925	48 km
Cottonwood Reservoir	Cottonwood Reservoir	Cottonwood Creek	1962	63 km
Drews Reservoir	Drews Reservoir	Drews Creek	1914	67 km
Upper Klamath Lake	Link River Diversion	Klamath River	1921	75 km
Clear Lake Reservoir	Clear Lake Dike	Lost River	1910	78 km
Four Mile Lake	Four Mile Lake Dam		1916	98 km
Hart Lake	Hart Lake		1963	102 km
	Big Sage	Rattlesnake Creek	1921	122 km
Wickiup Reservoir	Wickiup Reservoir	Deschutes River	1913	127 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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