Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 18 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 1013099
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6846 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:13 30 Mar 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5958	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	6846	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 Tak (population 351,099) . The nearest places are Tak, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Sukhothai, Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua, Sawankhalok, and Phran Kratai.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	14000 people
5 km	2700 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5982 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tak	Thailand	350000 people
Lampang	Thailand	770000 people
Lamphun	Thailand	430000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tak	Tak	Thailand	City	24000 people	53 km
Ban Dan Lan Hoi	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	-	77 km
Sukhothai	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	40000 people	93 km
Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	95 km
Sawankhalok	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	19000 people	95 km
Phran Kratai	Kamphaeng	Thailand	City	-	101 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
Bhumiphol Dam		150	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	16 km
Tak	TKT	162	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	58 km
Mae Sot	MAQ	197	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	81 km
Sukhothai	THS	54	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	94 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bhumibol	Bhumibol	Ping	1964	9 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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