Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 11 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5878 ha) in Mexico 11 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 1019731
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 May 2024 - 17 May 2024
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	331 in the burned area
Burned area:	5878 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 May 09:01 18 May 09:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	331	5826	17 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
2		0.5	331	5878	18 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Nayarit (population 897,046) . The nearest places are Tepic, Compostela, Santiago Ixcuintla, Ahuacatlán, Ixtlán del Río, Tuxpan, and San Martín de Bolaños.

Radius	Population
10 km	54000 people
5 km	7700 people
2 km	2000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nayarit	Mexico	900000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tepic	Nayarit	Mexico	Major city	280000 people	19 km
Compostela	Nayarit	Mexico	City	16000 people	39 km
Santiago Ixcuintla	Nayarit	Mexico	City	-	59 km
Ahuacatlán	Nayarit	Mexico	City	6300 people	61 km
Ixtlán del Río	Nayarit	Mexico	City	21000 people	67 km
Tuxpan	Nayarit	Mexico	City	23000 people	75 km
San Martín de Bolaños	Nayarit	Mexico	City	-	80 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
Tepic	TPQ	960	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	18 km
San Blas		3				0	59 km
El Llano		12				0	73 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
San Blas	MXSBS	Mexico	58 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Cajon	Rio Grande de Santiago	2006	31 km
Agua Milpa	Agua Milpa	Santiago	1994	34 km
	La Yesca	Santiago	2012	74 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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