Forest Fire (10941 ha) in Brazil 27 Aug 2022

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 1008818
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Aug 2022 - 14 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 777 in the burned area
Burned area: 10941 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5156 01 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6639 02 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 776 7272 03 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 776 7436 04 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 776 7828 07 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 776 7906 09 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 776 8232 10 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 776 8372 11 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 777 10941 25 Sep 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Tocantins (population 966,705) . The nearest places are Palmas, Santa Tereza do Tocantins, Aparecida do Rio Negro, Monte do Carmo, Novo Acordo, Lagoa do Tocantins, Paraíso do Tocantins, Barrolândia, Pugmil, Nova Rosalândia, and Chapada de Areia.

Radius Population
10 km 160000 people
5 km 92000 people
2 km 18000 people
1 km 5500 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 2128 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 8545 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tocantins Brazil 970000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Palmas Tocantins Brazil City 200000 people 20 km
Santa Tereza do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 43 km
Aparecida do Rio Negro Tocantins Brazil City - 44 km
Monte do Carmo Tocantins Brazil City - 50 km
Novo Acordo Tocantins Brazil City - 68 km
Lagoa do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 71 km
Paraíso do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 75 km
Barrolândia Tocantins Brazil City - 76 km
Pugmil Tocantins Brazil City - 77 km
Nova Rosalândia Tocantins Brazil City - 84 km
Miracema do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City 29000 people 85 km
Ponte Alta do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 87 km
Oliveira de Fátima Tocantins Brazil City - 90 km
Silvanópolis Tocantins Brazil City - 93 km
Fátima Tocantins Brazil City - 93 km
Monte Santo do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 93 km
Miranorte Tocantins Brazil City 12000 people 96 km
Santa Rita do Tocantins Tocantins Brazil City - 100 km
Chapada de Areia Tocantins Brazil City - 104 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
Tocantins PMW 235 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 17 km
Palmas 240 0 19 km
Porto Nacional PNB 265 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 51 km
Fazenda Alvorada 286 0 53 km
Paraiso Do Tocantins 329 Civ. Paved No 3900 81 km
Tocantinia 200 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 84 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Isamu Ikeda Balsas 1995 63 km

Nuclear plants

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