Overall Green Forest fire alert in Chad from 30 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC to 02 Jan 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1003767
Countries:	Chad
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Dec 2021 - 03 Jan 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	14605 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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31 Dec 04:45 01 Jan 04:45 02 Jan 04:45 03 Jan 04:46

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5325	31 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	10780	01 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	13042	02 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	14605	03 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	15336	03 Jan 2022 16:38	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chad , Prefecture of Salamat (population 185,981) . The nearest places are and Am Timan.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	41000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	74 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Salamat	Chad	190000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Am Timan	Salamat	Chad	City	29000 people	82 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
Abou Deia	AOD	480				0	47 km
Zakouma	AKM	415				0	71 km
Am Timan	AMC	433	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	82 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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