Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 28 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 10 Mar 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 1012613
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Feb 2023 - 14 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5803 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	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5541	09 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5745	10 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5803	11 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5972	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Chaiyaphum (population 1,049,093) . The nearest places are Lom Sak, Phetchabun, Lom Kao, Wang Saphung, and Chaiyaphum.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	26000 people
5 km	3900 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5191 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chaiyaphum	Thailand	1 million people
Khon Kaen	Thailand	1.7 million people
Phetchabun	Thailand	920000 people
Loei	Thailand	560000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lom Sak	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	17000 people	63 km
Phetchabun	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	50000 people	69 km
Lom Kao	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	-	71 km
Wang Saphung	Loei	Thailand	City	16000 people	83 km
Chaiyaphum	Chaiyaphum	Thailand	City	58000 people	87 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
Phu Khieo		212				0	45 km
Lom Sak		152				0	65 km
Phetchabun	PHY	137				0	65 km
Loei	LOE	262	Mil.	Paved	No	4900	99 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Huai Kum	Nam Phrom	1982	15 km
	Chulabhorn	Nam Phrom	1972	15 km
Ubol Ratana	Ubol Ratana	Nam Pong	1966	91 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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