Overall Green Forest fire alert in Republic of Korea from 04 Mar 2022 00:00 UTC to 08 Mar 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 1004457
Countries:	Republic of Korea
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Mar 2022 - 08 Mar 2022
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	365 in the burned area
Burned area:	5875 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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06 Mar 04:45 07 Mar 04:46 08 Mar 04:46 09 Mar 04:47

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	365	5255	06 Mar 2022 04:01	GWIS
2	0.5	365	5774	07 Mar 2022 04:01	GWIS
3	0.5	365	5821	08 Mar 2022 04:01	GWIS
4	0.5	365	5875	09 Mar 2022 04:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Republic of Korea , Province of Kangwon-do (population 1,580,430) . The nearest places are Gangneung, and Yeongweol.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	110000 people
5 km	74000 people
2 km	31000 people
1 km	17000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	19570 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	48 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kangwon-do	Republic of Korea	1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Gangneung	Kang-Won-Do	Republic of Korea	City	-	26 km
Yeongweol	Kang-Won-Do	Republic of Korea	City	26000 people	65 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
Samchok	SUK	unknown				0	14 km
R 430		2				0	22 km
Gangneung	KAG	11	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8900	24 km
R 417		525				0	43 km
R 418		283				0	63 km
Yangyang International		73	Mil.	Paved	No	3600	65 km
Seolak	SHO	28	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5100	76 km
R 420		274				0	78 km
R 605		291				0	85 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Mukho	KRMUK	South Korea	7 km
Tonghae	KRTGH	South Korea	11 km
Ulchin		South Korea	72 km
Sokcho Hang		South Korea	82 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Toam	Song	n/a	30 km
	Munam	Chonan	1977	94 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
ULCHIN	REPUBLIC OF KOREA	6	59 km

More information

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