Forest Fire (5029 ha) in Spain 23 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 1013034
Countries: Spain
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Mar 2023 - 27 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 208 in the burned area
Burned area: 5029 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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28 Mar 06:03

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 208 5029 28 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Valenciana (population 3,814,937) . The nearest places are Valencia, La Vall d'Uxo, Nules, Castellón de la Plana, Burriana, Sagunto, Teruel, Alboraya, Alaquàs, Utiel, and Alzira.

Radius Population
10 km 4000 people
5 km 2000 people
2 km 1400 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 5130 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 6 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Valenciana Spain 3.8 million people
Aragon Spain 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Vall d'Uxo Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City - 42 km
Nules Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 12000 people 45 km
Castellón de la Plana Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City - 48 km
Burriana Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 30000 people 48 km
Sagunto Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City - 52 km
Teruel Aragón Spain City 33000 people 52 km
Alboraya Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 21000 people 68 km
Valencia Valenciana (Valencia) Spain Major city 790000 people 70 km
Alaquàs Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 28000 people 70 km
Utiel Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 12000 people 77 km
Requena Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 20000 people 78 km
Picassent Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 17000 people 80 km
Alginet Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 13000 people 92 km
L’Alcudia Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City - 97 km
Sueca Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 26000 people 100 km
Alzira Valenciana (Valencia) Spain City 42000 people 103 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
Castellon de la Plana 2 Civ. Paved No 3100 54 km
Valencia VLC 69 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Burriana ESBRX Spain 52 km
Castellon de la Plana ESCAS Spain 54 km
Sagunto ESSAG Spain 57 km
Valencia ESVLC Spain 73 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Arenos Mijares 1978 4 km
Sichar Mijares 1960 32 km
Maria Cristina La Viuda 1920 38 km
Loriguilla Turia 1967 53 km
Benageber Turia 1955 58 km
Arquillo de San Blas Guadalaviar 1960 61 km
Santolea Guadalope 1932 80 km
Forata Magro 1969 85 km
El Naranjero Jucar 1989 92 km
Cortes de Pallas Jucar 1989 95 km
La Muela Offstream Jucar 1988 97 km
Calanda Guadalope 1982 98 km
Cueva Foradada Martin 1926 101 km

Nuclear plants

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