Govt. Coordinates in Preventing Wild Fires in Various Areas
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that the government has coordinated across agencies to extinguish forest and land fires in various areas.
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that the government has coordinated across agencies to extinguish forest and land fires in various areas.
Facing the threat of the dry season influenced by the El Niño phenomenon, the Lampung Regional Police are strengthening the preparedness of all cross-sector forces to anticipate forest and land fires.
The Gorontalo Regional Police have put personnel and key weapons systems on alert to anticipate the impact of the extreme El Niño weather phenomenon and forest and land fires in the area.
Central Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Iwan Kurniawan stated that his team has deployed 500 personnel for Operation Aman Nusa-II to anticipate forest and land fires (karhutla) during the dry season.
The Jambi Regional Police has appealed to the public to avoid burning when clearing land, as Jambi Province is currently entering a long dry season.
The Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo instructed all his staff to optimize forest and land fire management in Riau.
Environment Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat announced that efforts to extinguish the fire at the Jatiwaringin Final Processing Site (TPA), Tangerang Regency, Banten, have now reduced the area to only about 3.6 percent.
South Sumatra Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Sandi Nugroho, officially opened the 2026 Joint Technical Working Meeting of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, Legal Division, Public Relations Division, and Medical and Health Division of the South Sumatra Regional Police.
Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has asked his staff to focus on addressing six provinces at risk of forest and land fires due to the El Niño Godzilla phenomenon, which could cause prolonged drought.
The Central Kalimantan Regional Police have deployed 7,000 joint personnel to optimize forest and land fire mitigation.
The Riau Regional Police Mobile Brigade Unit is assisting in extinguishing forest and land fires in the Sungai Gajah sub-district, Kubu District, Rokan Hilir Regency.
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 629 cases of forest and land fires in several regions in Indonesia throughout 2024.