Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 19 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 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 1012898
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	1143 in the burned area
Burned area:	16709 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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25 Mar 06:04 26 Mar 06:05 27 Mar 06:07 28 Mar 06:11 29 Mar 06:10 30 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	6625	25 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1121	7778	26 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1143	9443	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1143	10310	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	1143	12186	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	1143	16709	30 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, and Chom Thong.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	29000 people
5 km	27000 people
2 km	22000 people
1 km	18000 people
Burned Area	1100 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1102 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4363 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ban Mae Sariang	Mae Hong Son	Thailand	City	-	31 km
Chom Thong	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	80 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	65 km
Mae Hong Son	HGN	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	96 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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