Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 27 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 14 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 1012763
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Feb 2023 - 14 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	364 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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16 Mar 06:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	364	5875	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Loei (population 563,441) . The nearest places are Lom Kao, Lom Sak, Wang Saphung, Phetchabun, and Phitsanulok.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	41000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	6600 people
1 km	3700 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	456 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Loei	Thailand	560000 people
Phetchabun	Thailand	920000 people
Phitsanulok	Thailand	800000 people
Xaignabouri	Laos	210000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lom Kao	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	-	30 km
Lom Sak	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	17000 people	41 km
Wang Saphung	Loei	Thailand	City	16000 people	60 km
Phetchabun	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	50000 people	82 km
Phitsanulok	Phitsanulok	Thailand	City	100000 people	109 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
Lom Sak		152				0	37 km
Phetchabun	PHY	137				0	53 km
Loei	LOE	262	Mil.	Paved	No	4900	61 km
Phitsanulok	PHS	44	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	109 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Chulabhorn	Nam Phrom	1972	82 km
Sirikit	Sirikit	Nan	1974	98 km
	Huai Kum	Nam Phrom	1982	102 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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