BNPB: 254.89 Hectares of Forest and Land Fires in Central Kalimantan Still Unaddressed

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Forest and land fires (karhutla) in Central Kalimantan continue to require intensive handling. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reports that approximately 254.89 hectares of land remain unaddressed as of Saturday (14/11/2026).

This data is based on reports from the Operations Control Center (Pusdalops) for the period from Saturday (14/11/2026) at 07:00 WIB to Sunday (15/11/2026) at 07:00 WIB.

"Of the total area, the task force has successfully managed about 17.2 hectares at five points, leaving approximately 254.89 hectares across 21 points still to be handled," said Berton SP Panjaitan, Acting Head of the BNPB Center for Data, Information, and Disaster Communication, in a statement on Sunday (15/11/2026).

Efforts to combat karhutla are being conducted through ground and aerial operations, targeting areas including Tanjung Puting National Park.

Various agencies are involved in these operations, including local disaster response teams (BPBD), military (TNI), police (Polri), Manggala Agni, fire departments, and other relevant institutions.

In addition to Central Kalimantan, BNPB also reported on the handling of karhutla in several other provinces.

In East Kalimantan, the ground task force successfully extinguished fires covering approximately 2.33 hectares at four hotspots in Paser Regency and Kutai Kartanegara Regency.

Meanwhile, in South Kalimantan, officials successfully extinguished a karhutla spanning 0.2 hectares in Sawang Village, Tapin Selatan District, Tapin Regency.

The fire conditions in these locations have been reported as extinguished and under control.

In Jambi, the ground task force managed to extinguish karhutla covering 4.5 hectares at three hotspots in Muaro Jambi Regency and Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency.

All hotspots reported during the operation on November 13 have been successfully extinguished.

In South Sumatra, the firefighting operation on November 13 addressed approximately 27 hectares of burned land.

"The ground task force managed to extinguish three hectares across two hotspots, while around 24 hectares at seven additional hotspots still require attention," he explained.

BNPB is also supporting weather modification operations in South Sumatra, conducting one sortie using CASA A-2104 aircraft.

This operation used 800 kilograms of NaCl as cloud seeding materials in Ogan Komering Ilir Regency.

BNPB urges local governments and communities to enhance preparedness for potential disasters, including forest and land fires.

Addressing karhutla requires cross-sector coordination and continuous monitoring of field conditions.