Forest and Land Fire Hotspots Down in 4 Provinces, Ministry of Forestry Alerts 53 Air Fleet
OMC Triggers Rain in Kalimantan
The Ministry of Forestry is also continuing Weather Modification Operations or OMC to help rewet land and support forest and land fire extinguishing.
The implementation of the OMC on September 8 2026 is said to have contributed to the occurrence of rain in parts of West Kalimantan (Kalbar) and Central Kalimantan (Kalteng).
Rain helps increase humidity and wet the land. However, extinguishing and cooling continues, especially in locations that still have active fires or embers below the ground surface.
This condition is of particular concern in peatlands. Embers stored below the surface have the potential to start fires again even though it has rained.
The control operation involved the Ministry of Forestry's Manggala Agni together with the TNI, Polri, BNPB, BMKG, BPBD, local government, community, business world and other related elements.
Activities in the field include patrols, ground checks, direct extinguishing, blocking fire spread, mopping up, cooling, and monitoring locations that have the potential to catch fire again.
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