JAKARTA - A joint team from the Gunung Rinjani National Park Center (TNGR) is extinguishing a new hotspot or land fire in the Mount Rinjani area of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province.
"The team is still at the location to handle fires in the Mount Rinjani area," said Head of Forest Ecosystem Control at the NTB TNGR Center Budi Soesmardi as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, October 18.
He said the new land fire was discovered after a new hotspot was observed in the Rangga Pande forest, Sembalun Lawang Village or the area in the conservation area of Mount Rinjani National Park, on Friday (17/08) afternoon.
"The location of this fire is different from the location of the land fire that occurred on Thursday (16/10)," he said.
A joint team with the Dalkarhut team of the Sembalun Resort are currently doing outages and field checks.
"Quick and coordinated efforts continue to be carried out to prevent the expansion of fires that can threaten ecosystems, biodiversity, and the safety of the surrounding community," he said.
He appealed to the public or tourists to increase their vigilance, not to burn in forest areas.
"Let's support the sustainable conservation of Rinjani. Forests are home to life, protecting it is the responsibility of all of us," he said.
Previously, Balai TNGR stated that the land fires that occurred in the area or to be precise in Gelogor Paok, Sembalun Lawang Village, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) reached 10 hectares.
"The fire that occurred was a surface fire, which burned bushes, grass, perdu and dried leaves to an area of 10 hectares," said the head of the NTB Yarman TNGR Center.
He said the land fire incident occurred on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at around 15:45 WITA, officers at the Sembalun Resort received information from the public regarding a forest fire that occurred in the SPTN II TNGR area.
"After remote monitoring was carried out, it was true that there were hotspots and officers immediately coordinated with the Koramil, Polsek, and the Sembalun Damkarmat Post," he said.
He said the result of the land fire caused vegetation in locations such as tubbakkan trees, mountain spruce, saropan, and acacia debris to also fuel the fire.
"So, the fire spread quickly, especially because of the strong winds and steep terrain," he said.
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