National Karhutla Hotspots Dropped to 567 Points, Ministry of Forestry Alerted 53 Air Fleets

JAKARTA, GARISBUMI.com – The number of Hotspots or hot spots with a high level of confidence in Indonesia fell to 567 points on Saturday, September 12 2026. This figure was reduced by 121 points compared to the previous day which reached 688 points.

Even though the number nationally has decreased, an increase in hot spots occurred in West Kalimantan (Kalbar) and South Sumatra (Sumsel). This condition has prompted the Ministry of Forestry to strengthen patrols, field inspections and firefighting operations.

Control of forest and land fires or forest and land fires is carried out through land operations, water bombing, air patrols and Weather Modification Operations (OMC).

Based on data from the Ministry of Forestry's Forest and Forestry Monitoring System or SiPongi, monitoring using the NASA Terra/Aqua, SNPP and NOAA-20 satellites was carried out until Saturday at 21.04 WIB.

In the six priority provinces for controlling forest and land fires, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) still recorded the highest number of high confidence Hotspots, namely 197 points. The number fell by 74 points compared to the previous day which reached 271 points.

West Kalimantan (Kalbar) recorded an increase from 51 to 91 points. A sharper increase occurred in South Sumatra (Sumsel), from 11 to 62 points.

Meanwhile, the number of hot spots in South Kalimantan fell from 47 to seven. Riau and Jambi did not record Hotspots with a high level of confidence in the latest monitoring.