Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 15 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 24 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8374 ha) in Mexico 15 May 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 1019784
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 May 2024 - 28 May 2024
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	3 in the burned area
Burned area:	8374 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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25 May 09:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3	8374	25 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	16	10864	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	22	12103	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	19	12784	28 May 2024 09:04	GWIS
5	0.5	19	12803	29 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Jalisco (population 5,772,704) . The nearest places are Guadalajara, San Martín de Bolaños, Juchipla, Amatitán, Ixtlán del Río, Etzatlán, Ahulalulco de Mercado, Ahuacatlán, Colotlán, Yahualica, and Ameca.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jalisco	Mexico	5.8 million people
Zacatecas	Mexico	1.4 million people
Nayarit	Mexico	900000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San Martín de Bolaños	Nayarit	Mexico	City	-	22 km
Juchipla	Zacatecas	Mexico	City	-	65 km
Amatitán	Jalisco	Mexico	City	9400 people	67 km
Ixtlán del Río	Nayarit	Mexico	City	21000 people	80 km
Etzatlán	Jalisco	Mexico	City	13000 people	83 km
Ahulalulco de Mercado	Jalisco	Mexico	City	-	84 km
Ahuacatlán	Nayarit	Mexico	City	6300 people	88 km
Colotlán	Jalisco	Mexico	City	12000 people	90 km
Yahualica	Jalisco	Mexico	City	15000 people	94 km
Guadalajara	Jalisco	Mexico	Major city	1.6 million people	95 km
Ameca	Jalisco	Mexico	City	35000 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
Colotlan South		1676				0	78 km
Zapopan	ZAP	1625				0	82 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
La Yesca	Santiago	2012	46 km
Miguel Aleman	Tlaltenango	1949	47 km
El Cajon	Rio Grande de Santiago	2006	73 km
La Vega	Teuchitlan	1956	91 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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