Forest Fire (6121 ha) in Thailand 22 Mar 2023

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 1012986
Countries: Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6121 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6121 27 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 11174 28 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 11840 29 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 13778 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 Loei (population 563,441) . The nearest places are Lom Kao, Lom Sak, Ban Kaeng, Wang Saphung, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, and Phetchabun.

Radius Population
10 km 13000 people
5 km 1600 people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 5110 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Loei Thailand 560000 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 - 60 km
Lom Sak Phetchabun Thailand City 17000 people 72 km
Ban Kaeng Uttaradit Thailand City - 87 km
Wang Saphung Loei Thailand City 16000 people 87 km
Uttaradit Uttaradit Thailand City 58000 people 95 km
Phitsanulok Phitsanulok Thailand City 100000 people 95 km
Phetchabun Phetchabun Thailand City 50000 people 107 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 68 km
Phetchabun PHY 137 0 80 km
Loei LOE 262 Mil. Paved No 4900 82 km
Uttaradit UTR 81 Civ. Paved No 4900 84 km
Phitsanulok PHS 44 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 96 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sirikit Sirikit Nan 1974 61 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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