Forest Fire (18779 ha) in Russian Federation 12 May 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 1006099
Countries: Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 May 2022 - 27 May 2022
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 18779 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Putin instructed to prepare draft decrees on measures to reduce forest.. 6/3/2022 2:51:00 PM.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to prepare draft decrees on measures to reduce forest fires by June 10. “To submit, in accordance with the established procedure, draft decrees of the President of the Russian Fe
...(more)
Environmental damage Russians inflicted on Luhansk region stands at ov.. 5/29/2022 7:11:00 AM.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the press service of the State Ecological Inspectorate. "Specialists of the State Ecoinspectorate with the help of modern space technology have detected large-scale forest fires in Luhansk region
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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