The meeting was attended by Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto; Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati; and Jambi Governor Al Haris, who is also commander of the Karhutla Task Force.
Prior to the meeting, they conducted an aerial inspection of fire-affected areas in Gambut Jaya Village, Muaro Jambi District.
The group flew from Sultan Thaha Airport on a helicopter provided by PT WKS.
Upon their arrival in Jambi, they held a closed coordination meeting before continuing their flight to Gambut Jaya. The site is currently being handled by the Jambi Karhutla Task Force, which is working to extinguish fires in the area.
According to the latest daily report on Jambi’s forest and fires, five hotspots have been detected in the province: two in Merangin, one in Muaro Jambi, and two in Sarolangun.
From January 1 to July 27, 2025, a total of 266 hotspots were recorded in the province by the Aqua, Terra, and Suomi NPP satellites, specifically in Batanghari (15), Bungo (14), Kerinci (9), Merangin (45), Muaro Jambi (56), Sarolangun (65), Tanjung Jabung Barat (46), Tanjung Jabung Timur (8), and Tebo (8).
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Surface soil flammability across most of Jambi province ranges from safe to not easily flammable, except in parts of Muaro Jambi, Jambi city, Bungo, Tebo, Batanghari, Tanjung Jabung Barat, and Tanjung Jabung Timur, which are categorized as easily to very easily flammable.
As per the weather forecast, Jambi is expected to experience partly cloudy skies and light rain in some areas during the afternoon hours.
As of July 26, 2025, the estimated area affected by the fires totaled at least 421.77 hectares—270 ha in Muaro Jambi, 63.70 ha in Sarolangun, 62.30 ha in Tanjung Jabung Barat, 16.60 ha in Batanghari, 6 ha in Tebo, and 3.17 ha in Merangin.
From July 9 to 22, at least 10 karhutla law enforcement cases have been recorded in the province. Two are under investigation, while the rest have reached the preliminary inquiry stage.
Air quality monitoring (ISPU) in Jambi province put the PM2.5 index at 58 (moderate) in Jambi city, 43 (good) in Muaro Jambi, and 38 (good) in Tebo. A temporary offline reading was also taken in Tanjung Jabung Timur.
The Karhutla Task Force is continuing to educate the public on the perils of land burning. It is also conducting ground checks and deploying firefighting personnel whenever new hotspots or fires are detected.
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Translator: Primayanti
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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