Overall Green Forest fire alert in Russian Federation from 02 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 12 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 1014184
Countries:	Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 May 2023 - 12 May 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	31 in the burned area
Burned area:	13020 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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11 May 06:10 12 May 06:08 13 May 06:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	31	11788	11 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	31	12488	12 May 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	31	13020	13 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 Yekaterinburg, Asbest, Berëzovskiy, Rezh, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Kedrovoye, Artëmovskiy, Bulanash, Sysert, Kamensk-uralskiy, and Verkhnyaya Sinyachikha.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	49000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	3800 people
1 km	1100 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	2166 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Asbest	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	74000 people	9 km
Berëzovskiy	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	-	33 km
Rezh	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	39000 people	40 km
Verkhnyaya Pyshma	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	59000 people	44 km
Yekaterinburg	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	Major city	1.3 million people	46 km
Kedrovoye	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	2200 people	47 km
Artëmovskiy	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	-	51 km
Bulanash	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	13000 people	51 km
Sysert	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	22000 people	64 km
Kamensk-uralskiy	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	180000 people	79 km
Neyvo-Shaytanskiy	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	2600 people	80 km
Alapayevsk	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	-	95 km
Verkhnyaya Sinyachikha	Sverdlovskaya	Russia	City	11000 people	110 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
Loginovo		245				0	40 km
Koltsovo	SVX	203	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	43 km
		30480				0	43 km
Sverdlovsk / Aramil		218				0	47 km
Artemovskiy		122				0	53 km
Kamensk Uralskiy		153				0	77 km
Neyvo Shaytanskiy		183				0	80 km
Petrokamenskoye		213				0	87 km
		122				0	98 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
BELOYARSKY	RUSSIA	3	18 km

More information

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