Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 29 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 08 Jun 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 1014623
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 May 2023 - 08 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8880 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6327	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	7373	05 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8668	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8854	07 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	8880	08 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Chihuahua (population 2,656,214) . The nearest places are Buenaventura, and Nuevo Casas Grandes.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chihuahua	Mexico	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Buenaventura	Chihuahua	Mexico	City	-	23 km
Nuevo Casas Grandes	Chihuahua	Mexico	City	51000 people	93 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
Nuevo Casas Grandes	NCG	1478	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	90 km
Nuevo Casas Grande West		1463				0	99 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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