Overall Green Forest fire alert in Ecuador from 16 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 Nov 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 1010130
Countries:	Ecuador
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Nov 2022 - 24 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	103 in the burned area
Burned area:	15683 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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23 Nov 05:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	103	15683	23 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	97	26965	25 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Ecuador , Province of Los Rios (population 579,462) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, Quevedo, Guaranda, Boliche, Chone, Porto Viejo, Rio Bamba, Ambato, and Jipijapa.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	140000 people
5 km	95000 people
2 km	13000 people
1 km	5600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	418 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Los Rios	Ecuador	580000 people
Guayas	Ecuador	2.8 million people
Bolivar	Ecuador	170000 people
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	300000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quevedo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	City	120000 people	44 km
Guaranda	Bolívar	Ecuador	City	22000 people	67 km
Boliche	Guayas	Ecuador	City	-	80 km
Guayaquil	Guayas	Ecuador	Major city	1.9 million people	95 km
Chone	Manabí	Ecuador	City	44000 people	97 km
Porto Viejo	Manabi	Ecuador	City	-	106 km
Rio Bamba	Chimborazo	Ecuador	City	-	107 km
Ambato	Tungurahua	Ecuador	City	150000 people	108 km
Jipijapa	Manabí	Ecuador	City	36000 people	112 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
Loma Larga		64				0	15 km
Hacienda la Julia		15				0	33 km
Babahoyo North		17				0	33 km
Martinica		27				0	37 km
La Clementina		100				0	40 km
Quevedo North		107				0	48 km
Los Perez		23				0	55 km
San Carlos		30				0	86 km
Simon Bolivar International	GYE	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	90 km
Taura		17				0	94 km
Chimborazo		2790	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	106 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	108 km
Chachoan	ATF	2564	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	113 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Duran	ECDUN	Ecuador	93 km
Guayaquil	ECGYE	Ecuador	95 km
Prtmaritimo		Ecuador	104 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Daule Peripa	Daule	1987	57 km
Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	77 km
El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	80 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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