Overall Green Forest fire in Thailand from 11 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 22 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14859 ha) in Thailand 11 Apr 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1028417
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	63 in the burned area
Burned area:	14859 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	45	8540	15 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	45	8586	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	45	9094	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	45	9144	16 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	45	9340	16 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
6	0.5	47	10676	17 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	47	11310	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
8	0.5	47	11379	17 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
9	0.5	47	12424	18 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
10	0.5	47	12581	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	47	12783	18 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
12	0.5	47	13259	18 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
13	0.5	47	13420	19 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
14	0.5	47	13576	19 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
15	0.5	47	13622	19 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
16	0.5	49	14125	19 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
17	0.5	63	14384	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
18	0.5	63	14859	23 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Tak (population 351,099) . The nearest places are Tak, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Sukhothai, Phran Kratai, Sawankhalok, and Kamphaeng Phet.

Radius	Population
10 km	49000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tak	Thailand	350000 people
Lampang	Thailand	770000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tak	Tak	Thailand	City	24000 people	35 km
Ban Dan Lan Hoi	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	-	69 km
Sukhothai	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	40000 people	87 km
Phran Kratai	Kamphaeng	Thailand	City	-	87 km
Sawankhalok	Sukhothia	Thailand	City	19000 people	96 km
Kamphaeng Phet	Kamphaeng	Thailand	City	58000 people	97 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
Bhumiphol Dam		150	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	15 km
Tak	TKT	162	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	43 km
Mae Sot	MAQ	197	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	66 km
Sukhothai	THS	54	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	93 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Bhumibol	Bhumibol	Ping	1964	11 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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