Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 27 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 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 1012681
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	2 in the burned area
Burned area:	25343 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	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5815	12 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	8140	13 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1	8892	14 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1	13708	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	1	14758	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	1	16171	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2	25343	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Campeche (population 582,193) . The nearest places are Campeche, Dzibalchén, Tekax, Peto, Oxkutzcab, Ticul, and Hecelchakán.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	11000 people
5 km	9000 people
2 km	2900 people
1 km	2700 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	570 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	109 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Campeche	Mexico	580000 people
Quintana Roo	Mexico	540000 people
Yucatan	Mexico	1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dzibalchén	Campeche	Mexico	City	-	29 km
Tekax	Yucatán	Mexico	City	23000 people	80 km
Peto	Yucatán	Mexico	City	18000 people	90 km
Oxkutzcab	Yucatán	Mexico	City	21000 people	90 km
Ticul	Yucatán	Mexico	City	30000 people	100 km
Hecelchakán	Campeche	Mexico	City	9500 people	103 km
Campeche	Campeche	Mexico	Major city	200000 people	118 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
Campeche International	CPE	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	115 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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