Overall Green Forest fire in Myanmar from 27 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 08 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (13511 ha) in Myanmar 27 Feb 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1027666
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Feb 2026 - 12 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	4887 in the burned area
Burned area:	13511 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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04 Mar 12:01 04 Mar 20:01 05 Mar 08:01 05 Mar 20:01 06 Mar 00:01 06 Mar 08:02 07 Mar 08:02 07 Mar 16:02 07 Mar 20:02 08 Mar 00:02 08 Mar 08:03 08 Mar 20:04

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	4816	8706	04 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	4816	8832	04 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
3	0.5	4816	8936	05 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7569	9934	05 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7569	9999	05 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7569	10007	06 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7664	10151	07 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
8	0.5	7664	10186	07 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
9	0.5	7725	10905	07 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
10	0.5	7725	10957	07 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
11	0.5	7725	11143	08 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
12	0.5	4887	13511	08 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
13	0.5	4887	13654	09 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
14	0.5	4887	13942	09 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	4887	13951	09 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
16	0.5	4887	13950	09 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
17	0.5	4895	14468	09 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
18	0.5	4895	14596	10 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
19	0.5	4895	14802	10 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
20	0.5	4895	16222	12 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
21	0.5	4895	16230	12 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
22	0.5	4895	16264	14 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Shan State (population 3,870,921) . The nearest places are and Taunggyi.

Radius	Population
10 km	55000 people
5 km	27000 people
2 km	14000 people
1 km	13000 people
Burned Area	4900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Taunggyi	Shan	Myanmar	City	160000 people	36 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
Heho	HEH	1176	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	49 km
Namsang	NMS	945	Civ.	Paved	No	12000	73 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kinda	Panlaung	1986	78 km
	Yeywa	Mytinge	2010	88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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