Forest Fire (13944 ha) in Mexico 28 Feb 2023

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 1012457
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 13944 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 0 6245 01 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6796 02 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 7013 03 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7025 04 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 1 13552 08 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 1 13944 11 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 1 14104 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 1 14339 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 1 14509 18 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Venustiano Carranza, Jallenango, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Comitan, Chiapa de Corzo, Pijijiapan, Mapastepec, and Motozintla.

Radius Population
10 km 40000 people
5 km 31000 people
2 km 4500 people
1 km 1600 people
Burned Area <1000 people



Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Venustiano Carranza Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 11 km
Jallenango Chiapas Mexico City - 46 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas Mexico City 120000 people 50 km
Comitan Chiapas Mexico City 79000 people 57 km
Chiapa de Corzo Chiapas Mexico City - 59 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Mexico Major city 440000 people 70 km
Pijijiapan Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 89 km
Mapastepec Chiapas Mexico City 16000 people 99 km
Motozintla Chiapas Mexico City 19000 people 110 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
San Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 0 47 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 0 68 km
Francisco Sarabia 579 0 75 km
Llano San Juan TGZ 1052 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 91 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Angostura La Angostura Grijalva 1974 18 km
El Portillo Cuxtepeques 1980 41 km
Manuel Moreno Torres Grijalva 1980 86 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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