140 Wildfire Cases Handled as Commitment of Police in Enforcing the Law
Central Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Iwan Kurniawan reiterated his commitment to fully enforcing the law on forest and land fires.
Central Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Iwan Kurniawan reiterated his commitment to fully enforcing the law on forest and land fires.
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police are strengthening their handling of wildfire by deploying three companies of Mobile Brigade personnel to assist with extinguishing, patrolling, and monitoring in several fire-prone areas.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced that 15 aircraft have been deployed to carry out weather modification operations (OMC) in Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and South Sumatra to assist in the handling of wildfires.
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police held a welcoming ceremony for personnel under Operational Control (BKO), consisting of 10 personnel from the National Police's Health Center and 200 Mobile Brigade personnel from the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Police, to strengthen forest and land fire management.
Air quality in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan again reached hazardous levels on Wednesday (10/14/2026), due to smoke from wildfires.
Personnel from the Central Kalimantan Regional Police Mobile Brigade Corps Forest and Land Fire Task Force continued their efforts to manage forest and land fires by conducting wetting operations at several hotspots in Tanjung Taruna Village, Pulang Pisau Regency, on Tuesday (10/6/2026).
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police have prepared 1,607 jerry cans of X-Fire liquid to support forest and land fire management.
Central Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Iwan Kurniawan ordered his personnel to strengthen patrols to monitor several hotspots in an effort to prevent and manage wildfires in the province, especially in Palangka Raya.
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police and its ranks continue to investigate wildfires in several areas.
Central Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Iwan Kurniawan inspected the condition of the area affected by forest and land fires in the Manduhara Ujung area, Palangka Raya City, on Saturday (9/26/2026).
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police are prioritizing wetting of peatlands after hotspots have been extinguished. This step is taken to prevent embers below the surface from re-igniting forest and land fires.
The East Kotawaringin Sub-regional Police, Central Kalimantan, have named seven suspects in seven police reports related to alleged wildfires.