Forestry Service Calls The Last 12 Hours Of Hot And Hotspots Zero In West Sumatra

West Sumatra Forestry Service (West Sumatra) Yozarwardi said there were not a single hot spot or hot spot or hot spot, aka fire spot, which was observed in West Sumatra in the last 12 hours.

"Based on the SiPongi application belonging to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, there were no hotspots or hotspots observed in West Sumatra in the last 12 hours," he said in Padang, West Sumatra, Wednesday, October 18, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said, the SiPongi application provided two data based on time, namely data for the last 24 hours and data for the last 12 hours. The data that is guided is of course the latest data or the last 12 hours.

Referring to the data for the last 24 hours, dozens of hotspots and hotspots were observed in several areas in West Sumatra, namely the South Coast, South Solok and Sijunjung.

However, to ensure that the hotspots and hotspots are caused by land or forest fires, it needs to be reviewed directly in the field.

"It turns out that the latest data shows that there are no more hotspots and hotspots observed in West Sumatra," he said.

Regarding the increasingly thick smog surrounding West Sumatra, Yozarwardi said he had coordinated with BMKG.

Based on BMKG monitoring and the SiPongi application, hotspots and hotspots are still being monitored in neighboring provinces, especially South Sumatra.

Forecasts from the BMKG show that the wind is moving from Southeast to Southwest, so it is estimated that the smog from South Sumatra is carried by the wind to West Sumatra.

As an anticipatory measure, he appealed to the public not to burn when clearing land that could potentially spread into forest or land fires.

"If there is a fire, officers and the community are expected to immediately intervene to extinguish it as well as coordinate with the provinces if they experience difficulties in extinguishing the fire," he said.