Overall Green Forest fire in Myanmar from 26 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 06 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6098 ha) in Myanmar 26 Feb 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1027652
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Feb 2026 - 06 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	51 in the burned area
Burned area:	6098 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	34	5066	03 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
2	0.5	34	5178	04 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
3	0.5	34	5561	04 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	34	5710	04 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
5	0.5	34	5895	04 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
6	0.5	34	5896	05 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
7	0.5	34	5912	05 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
8	0.5	51	6034	05 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
9	0.5	51	6041	06 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
10	0.5	51	6054	06 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
11	0.5	51	6098	13 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , Division of Magwe (population 4,104,855) . The nearest places are Thayetmyo, Taungup, Minbu, and Pye.

Radius	Population
10 km	9000 people
5 km	1300 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Magwe	Myanmar	4.1 million people
Arakan State	Myanmar	2.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Thayetmyo	Magway	Myanmar	City	97000 people	67 km
Taungup	Rakhine	Myanmar	City	-	80 km
Minbu	Magway	Myanmar	City	57000 people	81 km
Pye	Bago	Myanmar	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
Ann		22				0	64 km
Magway	MWQ	84	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4600	83 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manchaung	Mann Creek	n/a	67 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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