Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 10 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5477 ha) in Thailand 10 Mar 2024

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 1019493
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	44 in the burned area
Burned area:	5477 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Mar 09:18 18 Mar 09:17

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	44	5048	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2		0.5	44	5477	18 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Chiang Mai (population 1,436,984) . The nearest places are Chom Thong, Ko Kha, Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua, Lampang, and Tak.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	8600 people
5 km	2800 people
2 km	1600 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	4971 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiang Mai	Thailand	1.4 million people
Lamphun	Thailand	430000 people
Tak	Thailand	350000 people
Lampang	Thailand	770000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chom Thong	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	77 km
Ko Kha	Lampang	Thailand	City	-	82 km
Ban Pha Wua Rua Nua	Phrae	Thailand	City	-	88 km
Lampang	Lampang	Thailand	City	160000 people	96 km
Tak	Tak	Thailand	City	24000 people	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	62 km
Pa Sak		unknown				0	93 km
Lampang	LPT	242	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5800	96 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bhumibol	Bhumibol	Ping	1964	58 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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