Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 04 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 12 Sep 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 1009551
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Sep 2022 - 12 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	22667 in the burned area
Burned area:	106741 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 Oct 04:07

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	22667	106741	02 Oct 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Central (population 814,728) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	51000 people
5 km	41000 people
2 km	5900 people
1 km	4200 people
Burned Area	23000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	1432 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central	Zambia	810000 people
Northern	Zambia	970000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Mfuwe	MFU	573	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	118 km
Petauke		1006	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	123 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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