The East Kalimantan Regional Police welcomed the arrival of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Education Task Force, which will conduct public education activities regarding the prevention and impacts of forest and land fires in 2026.
Brigadier General Mohammad Irhamni, Director of Specific Crimes Investigation at the Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency, stated that the number of suspects in the alleged forest and land fire case has increased to 89, up from 72 previously.
The Riau Regional Police and its ranks have named 40 suspects in 37 forest and land fire cases, involving a total of 904 hectares of burned land.
Forest and land fires on Mount Semeru, located in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) area in Lumajang Regency, East Java, were extinguished using water-bombing helicopters on Friday (8/28/2026).
The Indonesian National Police (INP), the Indonesian National Military (TNI), Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and all related elements moved swiftly to extinguish the wildfire in Sungai Abang Village, Sarolangun, on Thursday (8/27/2026).
The Jambi Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Krisno Halomoan Siregar, along with the Gapu Military Command Brigadier General Nyamin, accompanied Jambi Governor Al Haris in monitoring and evaluating the wildfire handling in East Tanjung Jabung Regency on Thursday (8/27/2026).
The East Kalimantan Regional Police, along with all relevant agencies, continue to respond quickly to forest and land fires occurring in several areas.
Intensive efforts to combat forest and land fires in the Tumbang Nusa area, Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan, are beginning to bear fruit.
The East Kalimantan Regional Police, along with its sub-regional police, continue to strengthen law enforcement measures against alleged forest and land fires crime within the East Kalimantan Regional Police jurisdiction.
The Indonesian National Police (INP) deployed 403 personnel from the Forest and Land Fire Prevention Education and Counseling Task Force to eight regional police (Polda) regions as a step to strengthen prevention efforts through direct public education.
Efforts to prevent and combat forest and land fires in Jambi Province have been strengthened.
The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) supports the Indonesian National Police's (INP) comprehensive investigation of forest and land fires.
