Forest Fire (6386 ha) in Mexico 12 Apr 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 1019610
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 Apr 2024 - 26 Apr 2024
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 29 in the burned area
Burned area: 6386 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 31 5676 24 Apr 2024 08:00 GWIS
2 0.5 29 5677 25 Apr 2024 08:01 GWIS
3 0.5 29 6262 26 Apr 2024 08:00 GWIS
4 0.5 29 6386 27 Apr 2024 08:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Guerrero (population 2,867,451) . The nearest places are Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Atoyac, Tecpan, San Marcos, Tixtla, and Manzintla.



Radius Population
10 km 21000 people
5 km 6000 people
2 km 2200 people
1 km 1500 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guerrero Mexico 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Acapulco Guerrero Mexico Major city 640000 people 37 km
Atoyac Guerrero Mexico City 20000 people 40 km
Tecpan Guerrero Mexico City 14000 people 61 km
Chilpancingo Guerrero Mexico Major city 160000 people 74 km
San Marcos Guerrero Mexico City 12000 people 80 km
Tixtla Guerrero Mexico City 21000 people 85 km
Manzintla Guerrero Mexico City - 100 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
Pie de la Cuesta 6 0 27 km
Alvarez International ACA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 54 km
Chilpancingo 1280 Civ. Paved No 4400 75 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Acapulco MXACA Mexico 38 km
Puerto Marques Mexico 43 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Carlos Ramirez Ulloa Balsas 1986 90 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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