Forest Fire (6159 ha) in United States 05 Aug 2022

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1008227
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Aug 2022 - 24 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 601 in the burned area
Burned area: 6159 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),