Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 23 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 1013067
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5694 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:02 30 Mar 06:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5563	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5694	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 Phrae (population 507,727) . The nearest places are Phrae, Sung Men, Uttaradit, Ban Kaeng, Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua, Lampang, Ko Kha, Nan, Sawankhalok, and Chae Hom.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	95000 people
5 km	14000 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	568 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Phrae	Thailand	510000 people
Uttaradit	Thailand	460000 people
Nan	Thailand	440000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Phrae	Phrae	Thailand	City	38000 people	15 km
Sung Men	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	16 km
Uttaradit	Uttaradit	Thailand	City	58000 people	52 km
Ban Kaeng	Uttaradit	Thailand	City	-	72 km
Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	73 km
Lampang	Lampang	Thailand	City	160000 people	87 km
Ko Kha	Lampang	Thailand	City	-	93 km
Nan	Nan	Thailand	City	24000 people	95 km
Sawankhalok	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	19000 people	97 km
Chae Hom	Lampang	Thailand	City	-	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
Phrae	PRH	163	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	13 km
Uttaradit	UTR	81	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	44 km
Lampang	LPT	242	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5800	84 km
Nan	NNT	214	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	98 km
Sukhothai	THS	54	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sirikit	Sirikit	Nan	1974	45 km
	Mae Chang	Mae Chang	1983	56 km
	Kiwlom	Wang	1972	85 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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