Hotspots have decreased to 487 points, peat fires and air quality are still a concern

GARISBUMI.com – The number of hot spots or Hotspots with a high level of confidence in Indonesia has decreased to 487 points based on monitoring by the Ministry of Forestry's SiPongi as of Monday (19/10/2026) at 21.00 WIB. However, this decline does not mean that forest and land fires have been completely controlled.

Fires in a number of peatlands still require further extinguishing. Air quality in several areas is still in the unhealthy to dangerous category.

The Ministry of Forestry stated that land and air operations, field inspections, wetting and cooling were still being carried out to ensure that there were no fires or embers remaining.

Compared to the previous day, the number of national Hotspots decreased by 617 points from 1,104 to 487 points. In the six priority provinces for controlling forest and land fires or karhutla, the number fell from 748 to 172 points.

In detail, South Sumatra (Sumsel) recorded 64 Hotspots, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) 49 points, South Kalimantan 40 points, West Kalimantan (Kalbar) 12 points, and Jambi seven points. Riau remains zero Hotspots with a high level of confidence.

The biggest decline occurred in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) and West Kalimantan (Kalbar). On the other hand, South Sumatra (Sumsel) and South Kalimantan experienced increases so that field operations continued to be strengthened.