#fire mitigation

Collection of fire mitigation news, found 52 news.

Forest, land fires account for 60% disasters in country: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has informed that forest and land fires (karhutla) accounted for around ...

Cloud seeding used to battle wildfires in W Sumatra: BPBD

The West Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said here on Saturday that cloud seeding operations carried out from ...

Government prioritizes faster response to forest, land fires

The Indonesian government is prioritizing faster handling of forest and land fires (karhutla) to prevent further ...

Wildfires near Singkawang Airport ravage 31 ha land: govt

Wildfires continued to rage across 31 hectares of land within the entry access area of Singkawang Airport in Pangmilang ...

Minister to release forest, land fire suspects' list

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni is considering regularly releasing a list of suspects in national forest and land ...

National concern grows as North Sumatra fires persist

The mitigation of forest and land fires (karhutla) in North Sumatra has become a national concern after 61 incidents ...

VP updated on 51 detained Riau fire suspects

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka received a report on the arrest of 51 suspects linked to forest and land fires ...

46 arrested in connection with Riau wildfires: Police chief

Chief of the National Police (Polri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, on Thursday announced the arrest of 46 persons ...

Multi-stakeholder collaboration crucial for wildfire mitigation

The Indonesian police chief has reiterated the importance of pushing for a multi-stakeholder collaboration in wildfire ...

Indonesia wildfires burn 8,500 hectares, mostly human-caused

Wildfires had burned 8,500 hectares of land across Indonesia as of May 2025, with the vast majority of land and forest ...

Government intensifies efforts to combat Lake Toba fires

The Samosir Office of the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has intensified efforts to combat wildfires ...

Palm companies in southern Sumatra urged to mitigate forest fires

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has urged active palm companies in the southern part of Sumatra to help ...

Forest, land fire: RI boosts ties with nations affected by smoke

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan informed that his ministry is ...

ATR Minister Wahid assures fire at his office purely accidental

Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) Minister Nusron Wahid emphasized that the fire that broke out at his ...

Explosion at Army ammo depot affected 65 tons of munitions

Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto confirmed that 65 tons of expired munitions have been ...