Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 22 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 04 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5344 ha) in Mexico 22 Apr 2024

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 1019646
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Apr 2024 - 04 May 2024
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	101 in the burned area
Burned area:	5344 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 May 08:19 03 May 08:23 04 May 08:20 05 May 08:23

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	71	5231	02 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	72	5223	03 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	101	5292	04 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	101	5344	05 May 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Michoacan (population 3,859,507) . The nearest places are Uruapan, Ario de Rosales, Apatzingan, Pátzcuaro, Tacambaro, Zamora, and Cotija.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	59000 people
5 km	4300 people
2 km	1900 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Michoacan	Mexico	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Uruapan	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	240000 people	20 km
Ario de Rosales	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	-	32 km
Apatzingan	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	94000 people	40 km
Pátzcuaro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	48000 people	52 km
Tacambaro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	21000 people	59 km
Zamora	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	120000 people	88 km
Cotija	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	14000 people	97 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
Uruapan	UPN	1593	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	17 km
Pablo L Sidar	AZG	315				0	43 km
Jaujilla		1950				0	72 km
Zamora	ZMM	1567	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	92 km
El Infiernillo		511				0	99 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Francisco J. Mugica	Balsas	2011	25 km
Zicuiran	Zicuiran	1957	37 km
Chilatan	Tepalcatepec	1986	80 km
Cointzio	Grande de Morelia	1939	90 km
Melchor	Angulo	1972	102 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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