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 1013020
Countries:	Thailand, Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	29480 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:12 28 Mar 06:17 29 Mar 06:15

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	19028	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	21359	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	29480	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 and Ban Mae Sariang.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	38000 people
5 km	28000 people
2 km	6100 people
1 km	4600 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	722 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	634 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	170000 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	-	112 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
Mae Hong Son	HGN	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	18 km
Loikaw	LIW	896	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	91 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mobye	Baluchaung	1971	107 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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