BMKG Monitors Karhutla Indicators: 29 Hotspots Detected In East Kalimantan

A total of 29 hotspots were detected scattered in East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim), so all parties were asked to be vigilant so that the number of hotspots does not increase.

"A total of 29 hotspots are the result of monitoring during Thursday (May 25) from 01.00 to 24.00 WITA," said the Coordinator for Data and Information at the Class I Meteorological Station Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan BMKG Balikpapan, Diyan Novrida, in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Friday, May 26, confiscated by Antara.

Hotspots are indicators of forest or land fires detected from a location that has relatively high temperatures compared to the surrounding temperatures.

The distribution of the 29 hotspots has been informed to related parties, including the local Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) in order to receive further action.

Three days earlier, Tuesday, May 23, his party also detected 22 hotspots in East Kalimantan, but the hotspots had been extinguished after handling it by related parties and the rain.

Actually, said Diyan, it is still the rainy season, but in a number of areas there are those who experience days without rain in a few days, so he appealed to all parties to always be vigilant and take care of each other so that forest and land fires do not occur.

"Meanwhile, the 29 hotspots that were monitored last Thursday, May 25, are new hotspots that appear in different locations with different coordinate points than the previous day.

He said the 29 hotspots were spread across five districts, namely Paser Regency with one point, Kutai Kartanegara with 13 points, East Kutai with 11 points, West Kutai and Berau with two points each.

Details per district are one point in Paser located in Pasir Belengkong District, 13 points in Kutai Kartanegara spread across three sub-districts, namely in Muara Kaman five points, Muara Wis six points, and Samboja District two points.

East Kutai has 11 points spread across five sub-districts, namely North Sangatta District with two points, Bengalon with five points, Kaubun with two points, Muara Wahau District and Rantau Pulung with one point each.

"Berau Regency, which was detected at two points, both in Sedah District, West Kutai Regency, were detected at two points, both of which were scattered in Jempang District. All hotspots detected yesterday had a level of intermediate confidence," said Diyan.