Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 06 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5425 ha) in Thailand 06 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 1019495
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5425 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Mar 09:20 18 Mar 09:20

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5339	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5425	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 Tak (population 351,099) . The nearest places are Tak, and Ban Dan Lan Hoi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5425 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tak	Thailand	350000 people
Chiang Mai	Thailand	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tak	Tak	Thailand	City	24000 people	54 km
Ban Dan Lan Hoi	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	-	92 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	35 km
Mae Sot	MAQ	197	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	58 km
Tak	TKT	162	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	64 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bhumibol	Bhumibol	Ping	1964	26 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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