Overall Green Forest fire alert in Portugal from 06 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 12 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1008114
Countries:	Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	795 in the burned area
Burned area:	17008 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	221	5380	09 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	108	6595	10 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	855	11821	11 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	614	15612	12 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	795	17008	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	795	17634	16 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	1724	22938	17 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	1581	23254	18 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	1581	23276	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Portugal , District of Guarda (population 188,200) . The nearest places are Coimbra, Covilhã, Guarda, Viseu, Castelo Branco, and Vila Real.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	61000 people
5 km	36000 people
2 km	12000 people
1 km	5200 people
Burned Area	1600 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	13908 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	16723 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guarda	Portugal	190000 people
Castelo Branco	Portugal	210000 people
Viseu	Portugal	400000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Covilhã	Castelo Branco	Portugal	City	18000 people	16 km
Guarda	Guarda	Portugal	City	28000 people	23 km
Viseu	Viseu	Portugal	City	26000 people	45 km
Castelo Branco	Castelo Branco	Portugal	City	33000 people	67 km
Coimbra	Coimbra	Portugal	Major city	110000 people	83 km
Vila Real	Vila Real	Portugal	City	17000 people	100 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
Covilha	COV	482	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	17 km
Viseu	VSE	628	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	48 km
Vila Real	VRL	550	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	97 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Meimoa	Meimoa	1985	34 km
Sabugal	Coa	2000	35 km
Santa Luzia	Unhais	1942	49 km
Idanha	Ponsul	1949	58 km
Fronhas	Alva	1984	61 km
Aguieira	Mondego	1981	61 km
Vilar	Tavora	1965	63 km
Raiva	Mondego	1981	66 km
Iruena	Agueda	n/a	77 km
Cabril	Zezere	1954	78 km
Rivera de Gata Main Dam	Gata	1990	79 km
Varosa	Varosa	1976	82 km
Valeira	Douro	1975	83 km
Regua	Douro	1973	84 km
Borbollon	Arrago	1954	84 km
Cedillo	Tajo	1975	84 km
Pocinho	Douro	1982	85 km
Bouqa	Zezere	1955	89 km
Saucelle	Duero	1956	91 km
Alcantara 2	Tajo	1969	92 km
Carrapatelo	Douro	1972	92 km
Pracana	Ocreza	1951	99 km
Fratel	Tejo	1973	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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