Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 20 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 1013004
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	592 in the burned area
Burned area:	5430 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:06 28 Mar 06:09 29 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	592	5018	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	592	5284	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	592	5430	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 Loei (population 563,441) . The nearest places are Lom Kao, Lom Sak, Wang Saphung, and Phetchabun.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	26000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	5000 people
1 km	3100 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	380 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	132 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lom Kao	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	-	29 km
Lom Sak	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	17000 people	40 km
Wang Saphung	Loei	Thailand	City	16000 people	54 km
Phetchabun	Phetchabun	Thailand	City	50000 people	81 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	35 km
Phetchabun	PHY	137				0	52 km
Loei	LOE	262	Mil.	Paved	No	4900	57 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Chulabhorn	Nam Phrom	1972	77 km
	Huai Kum	Nam Phrom	1982	97 km
Sirikit	Sirikit	Nan	1974	104 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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