National Hotspots Increase to 338, Zero Hot Spots Doesn't Mean Fire is Extinguished

What does high confidence hotspot mean?

Hotspots are an indication of surface temperature anomalies detected through satellite monitoring. In this report, the Ministry of Forestry uses NASA Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA-20 satellite detection.

The high confidence category does not mean that every point can automatically be counted as a fire incident. The number of Hotspots also cannot be directly used to determine the area of ​​burned land.

All indications require direct verification in the field. Therefore, the number 338 Hotspots does not mean that there were 338 fire incidents or 338 hectares of burned land.

For communities around handling locations, fire status needs to refer to actual conditions and officers' reports. Zero high-confidence Hotspots in a monitoring period is not enough to declare a fire extinguished.

Personnel safety is an operational concern

In the midst of dealing with forest and land fires, the Mi-17V5 helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Army had an accident on November 4 2026 while carrying out a water bombing mission in the area around Tanjung Puting National Park.