Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 21 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 1012995
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6329 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:04 28 Mar 06:07 29 Mar 06:07 30 Mar 06:05 31 Mar 06:02

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5287	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5816	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6135	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6330	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6329	31 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Nan (population 438,348) . The nearest places are Nan, Phrae, Sung Men, Phayao, and Chae Hom.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	4200 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	1003 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nan	Thailand	440000 people
Phrae	Thailand	510000 people
Phayao	Thailand	500000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nan	Nan	Thailand	City	24000 people	30 km
Phrae	Phrae	Thailand	City	38000 people	70 km
Sung Men	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	82 km
Phayao	Phayao	Thailand	City	21000 people	84 km
Chae Hom	Lampang	Thailand	City	-	100 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
Nan	NNT	214	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	32 km
Phrae	PRH	163	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	71 km
Chiang Kham		389	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	94 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mae Chang	Mae Chang	1983	86 km
	Kiwlom	Wang	1972	96 km
Sirikit	Sirikit	Nan	1974	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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