Overall Green Forest fire alert in Senegal, Gambia from 28 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 09 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12798 ha) in Senegal, Gambia 28 Feb 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1012517
Countries:	Senegal, Gambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Feb 2023 - 14 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	479 in the burned area
Burned area:	12798 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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05 Mar 06:01 08 Mar 06:01 09 Mar 06:03 10 Mar 06:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	311	8279	05 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	311	9068	08 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	311	9797	09 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	479	12798	10 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	770	18213	11 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	821	22402	12 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	1205	22777	13 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	1205	22939	14 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	1205	23330	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Senegal , Region of Ziguinchor (population 464,757) . The nearest places are Banjul, and Ziguinchor.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	54000 people
5 km	24000 people
2 km	9100 people
1 km	3100 people
Burned Area	1200 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1178 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	5221 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ziguinchor	Senegal	460000 people
Western	Gambia	390000 people
North Bank	Gambia	150000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Banjul	Banjul	The Gambia	Capital	34000 people	46 km
Ziguinchor		Senegal	City	160000 people	56 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
Yundum International	BJL	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	38 km
Ziguinchor	ZIG	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	59 km
Cap Skiring	CSK	15	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4700	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Banjul	GMBJL	The Gambia	46 km
Ziguinchor	SNZIG	Senegal	56 km
Karabane		Senegal	61 km
Cacheo		Guinea-Bissau	89 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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