#land and forest fires

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Indonesia's BNPB deploys water pumps to fight Aceh land fires

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed two portable water pumps to help extinguish ...

Minister signals zero tolerance for burning in W Kalimantan

The Forestry Ministry on Saturday vowed zero tolerance for residents found intentionally setting fires in West ...

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 ...

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 ...

Turning haze into clear skies: Indonesia’s war on forest fires

In the first half of 2025, some 12 districts and cities in Riau Province were affected by fires, resulting in a ...

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 ...

44 suspects named in Riau land, forest fire cases: BNPB

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has reported that 44 persons have been named suspects for intentionally ...

Wildfires burn 422 hectares of land in North Sumatra's Padang Lawas

Wildfires have burnt 422 hectares of land in Padang Lawas District, North Sumatra Province, in the past two days amid ...

BMKG records 294 hotspots in Riau; most in Rokan Hilir

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has identified 294 hotspots in Riau province, with ...

Weather modification on in Jambi to prevent forest fires

The forest and land fire task force has continued weather modification operations (OMC) to spread 13 tons of salt on ...

KSP: Jambi Task Force ready to combat forest fires

Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), A. M. Putranto, stated that the Jambi Province Forest and Land Fire Task ...

BMKG issues wildfire warning for North Sulawesi

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Wednesday advised residents in several areas of North ...

Lake Toba wildfires doused, vigilance remains high

The North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on Wednesday that wildfires ravaging the protected forest ...