Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 28 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 12 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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:	14104 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
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.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	40000 people
5 km	31000 people
2 km	4600 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	98 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	67 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	75 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	92 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	87 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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