Despite The Rain, BMKG Reports 16 Forest Fire Points In East Kalimantan

PPU Regency BPBD Pusdalops officers had a fire in forest and land fires in the local district, after receiving information that there was a hot spot from BMKG Balikpapan (ANTARA)

BALlikPAPAN - Despite still entering the rainy season, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency informed (BMKG) that there were 16 hotspots or forest fires in four districts/cities in East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim). The four areas detected 16 hotspots are Balikpapan City, Berau Regency, Kutai Kartanegara, and East Kutai Regency," said Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Class I Data and Information Center (SAMS) Sepinggan BMKG Balikpapan Diyan Novrida, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 7. The distribution of hotspots has been informed to related parties, including the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) both at the East Kalimantan Province and district/city levels in order to get further treatment. A total of 16 hotspots, he continued, were monitored throughout Monday, March 6 until 01.00 to 24.00 WITA, then the distribution of hotspots was conveyed to related agencies, even this information was conveyed since yesterday, every incident or not had to wait for up to 24 hours. The distribution of 16 hotspots was in Balikpapan there were 1 point, Berau Regency 1 point, Kutai Kartanegara there were 5 points, and East Kutai Regency detected 9 hotspots. The details were that 1 point in Balikpapan was in Balikpapan Kota District, then those in Kabupaten 6 points, then those in Kabupaten Berau were in Kelay District, both had an intermediate level of confidence. For hot spots located in Kutai Kartanegara spread over two sub-districts, namely Kota Bangun City District was detected 3 points, then Samboja District was detected 2 hotspots with intermediate confidence level. Then in East Kutai Regency it was spread over three sub-districts, namely Bengalon District 2 points, Kaubun District 6 points, and North Veryta District there were 1 hot spots. Currently, he said, it was still entering the rainy season, but it was recognized that there were several areas in East Kaliman that were slowlying in several consecutive days, so that the sun was prone resulted in a number of land.

Along with frequent hot spots in a number of areas in East Kalimantan, he appealed to all elements of society to take care of each other, in order to avoid the emergence of hotspots. "We urge the public not to throw cigarette butts carelessly, not to burn them when managing land, especially if there are forests that are feared by forest fires and land fires," he said.