Overall Green Forest fire alert in Liberia, Guinea from 09 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10359 ha) in Liberia, Guinea 09 Mar 2023

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 1012724
Countries:	Liberia, Guinea
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Mar 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	2338 in the burned area
Burned area:	10359 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Mar 06:02 17 Mar 06:04

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2274	8929	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2338	10359	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Liberia , County of Lofa (population 433,732) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	91000 people
5 km	54000 people
2 km	18000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	2300 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	3458 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lofa	Liberia	430000 people
Gueckedou	Guinea	-
Macenta	Guinea	-

Affected populated places

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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
Voinjama	VOI	unknown				0	17 km
Wologissi	WOI	unknown				0	25 km
Foya	FOY	unknown				0	36 km
Macenta	MCA	515	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4500	49 km
Kissidougou	KSI	551	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	84 km
Daru	DSL	unknown				0	110 km
Gbenko		650	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5100	111 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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