Forest and Land Fire Hotspots Down in 4 Provinces, Ministry of Forestry Alerts 53 Air Fleet

JAKARTA, GARISBUMI.com – Hot spots or Hotspots for forest and land fires decreased in four of the six priority provinces on Tuesday, September 8 2026. However, the Ministry of Forestry continues to alert 53 air fleets because the number of Hotspots increased in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) and South Kalimantan.

The four provinces that recorded a decrease in Hotspots with a high level of confidence were South Sumatra (Sumsel), West Kalimantan (Kalbar), Riau and Jambi. The most significant decline occurred in West Kalimantan (Kalbar), from 31 to 12 points.

South Sumatra (Sumsel) also experienced a decrease from 88 to 76 points. However, the province still recorded the highest number of Hotspots among the six priority areas for controlling forest and land fires.

Based on data from the Ministry of Forestry's SiPongi sourced from the NASA Terra/Aqua, SNPP and NOAA-20 satellites, the number of high confidence Hotspots nationally reached 397 points on September 8 2026 at 21.10 WIB.

This figure increased slightly by 11 points compared to the previous day which was recorded at 386 points.

The following is the distribution of high confidence Hotspots in the six priority provinces:

• South Sumatra (Sumsel): 76 points

• Central Kalimantan (Kalteng): 63 points