Forest Fire (5791 ha) in United States 05 Sep 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1017356
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5791 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),