Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar, Thailand from 25 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 10 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (17903 ha) in Myanmar, Thailand 25 Feb 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 1019320
Countries:	Myanmar, Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Feb 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	50 in the burned area
Burned area:	17903 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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03 Mar 09:17 04 Mar 09:18 05 Mar 09:19 06 Mar 09:20 07 Mar 09:21 08 Mar 09:22 09 Mar 09:22 10 Mar 09:23 11 Mar 09:48

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	6624	03 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2	0.5	14	9827	04 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	32	11667	05 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
4	0.5	42	12608	06 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
5	0.5	47	16773	07 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
6	0.5	50	17180	08 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
7	0.5	50	17658	09 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
8	0.5	50	17893	10 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
9	0.5	50	17903	11 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Kayah State (population 202,082) . The nearest places are Ban Mae Sariang, and Pyu.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2500 people
5 km	1100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	3864 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kayah State	Myanmar	200000 people
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	170000 people
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ban Mae Sariang	Mae Hong Son	Thailand	City	-	73 km
Pyu	Bago	Myanmar	City	40000 people	103 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
Papun	PPU	91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	57 km
Mae Hong Son	HGN	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Shwegyin	Shwegyin	2011	83 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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