Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 05 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 May 2023 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 1014076
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 May 2023 - 16 May 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	6 in the burned area
Burned area:	13787 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	0	5699	08 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6	11009	09 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6	11999	10 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6	12815	11 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6	12819	12 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6	13571	13 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	6	13787	17 May 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Russian Federation , Region of Sverdlovskaya oblast' (population 4,849,956) . The nearest places are Tyumen, Tugulym, Yushala, Vinzili, Azanka, and Tavda.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	5900 people
5 km	2400 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	8208 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sverdlovskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	4.8 million people
Tyumenskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tugulym	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	6100 people	27 km
Yushala	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	4100 people	42 km
Tyumen	Tyumenskaya	Russia	Major city	520000 people	45 km
Vinzili	Tyumenskaya	Russia	City	11000 people	66 km
Azanka	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	3200 people	85 km
Tavda	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	39000 people	90 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
Tyumen Northwest	TJM	94	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	31 km
Plekhanova		94				0	41 km
Turinskaya Sloboda		61				0	46 km
Tarda North		58				0	94 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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