Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand, Myanmar from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 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 1012825
Countries:	Thailand, Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	168 in the burned area
Burned area:	59770 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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21 Mar 06:01 22 Mar 06:02 23 Mar 06:02 24 Mar 06:05 25 Mar 06:08 27 Mar 06:12 28 Mar 06:12 29 Mar 06:16

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	8073	21 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	11602	22 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	14973	23 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	154	26573	24 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	154	34276	25 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	154	37907	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	154	49312	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	168	59770	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Mae Hong Son (population 166,089) . The nearest places are Ban Mae Sariang, Chom Thong, and Pyuntaza.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	81000 people
5 km	27000 people
2 km	19000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	7980 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	35287 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	170000 people
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people
Kayah State	Myanmar	200000 people
Chiang Mai	Thailand	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ban Mae Sariang	Mae Hong Son	Thailand	City	-	25 km
Chom Thong	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	106 km
Pyuntaza	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	110 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
Papun	PPU	91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	31 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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