Kalimantan Forest and Land Fire Hotspot Soars, 3 Japanese Chinook Helicopters Ready for Water Bombing

JAKARTA, GARISBUMI.com – Control of forest and land fires or karhutla was strengthened in Kalimantan after the number of Hotspots with a high level of confidence increased sharply. Three CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Japan are now being prepared to assist in aerial firefighting operations.

Data from the Ministry of Forestry's Forest and Forestry Monitoring System or SiPongi recorded 688 high confidence Hotspots throughout Indonesia as of Friday, September 11 2026, at 21.15 WIB. This number increased compared to the previous day which reached 569 points.

Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) is the region with the most Hotspots among the six priority provinces for controlling forest and land fires. The number jumped from 96 to 271 points.

The increase also occurred in West Kalimantan (Kalbar), from 39 to 51 points, and South Kalimantan, from nine to 47 points.

In contrast to Kalimantan, conditions in a number of areas of Sumatra show better development. Riau and Jambi did not record high confidence Hotspots in the last monitoring.

The day before, Riau still recorded 18 points and Jambi two points. Meanwhile, Hotspots in South Sumatra (Sumsel) fell from 34 to 11 points.

Even though the number of Hotspots has decreased, patrols and prevention are still carried out. Forest and land fire conditions can change depending on the weather, the level of drought, and the availability of flammable materials in the field.