Overall Green Forest fire in Thailand from 23 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (13159 ha) in Thailand 23 Mar 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1013069
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	15 in the burned area
Burned area:	13159 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Mar 06:03 30 Mar 06:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	15	12488	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	15	13159	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 Chiang Rai (population 1,105,858) . The nearest places are Chang Rai, Phan, Ban San Mafuang, Wiang Pa Pao, and Phayao.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	150000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	5600 people
1 km	1800 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	456 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	10923 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiang Rai	Thailand	1.1 million people
Chiang Mai	Thailand	1.4 million people
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chang Rai	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	14 km
Phan	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	47 km
Ban San Mafuang	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	58 km
Wiang Pa Pao	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	71 km
Phayao	Phayao	Thailand	City	21000 people	91 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
Chiang Rai		400				0	15 km
Chiang Tai International	CEI	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	18 km
Tachilek	THL	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	61 km
Monghsat	MOG	571	Civ.	Paved	No	5000	77 km
Chiang Kham		389	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	79 km
Ban Houayxay	OUI	421	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	82 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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