{
  "id": 2697782,
  "title": "Indonesia Deploys 12,880 Personnel to Fight Forest Fires in Kalimantan, Sumatra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/indonesia-deploys-12-880-personnel-to-fight-forest-fires-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:17:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2118118/indonesia-deploys-12880-personnel-to-fight-forest-fires-in-kalimantan-sumatra"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has intensified efforts to combat forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra by deploying 12,880 personnel. The government is implementing integrated fire and land control operations, including firefighting, weather modification, and air quality monitoring. Head of the Ministry's Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation Bureau, Ristianto Pribadi, confirmed the deployment of personnel from various agencies, including the Manggala Agni brigade, military, police, National Disaster Management Agency, Regional Disaster Management Agencies, local governments, Fire-Concerned Communities, businesses, and volunteers.\n\nThe deployment is dynamic, taking into account wind patterns, weather conditions, peat ecosystems, accessibility, and potential impacts on public facilities and settlements. Field tactics include integrated patrols, initial and follow-up firefighting, firebreak creation, area cooling, and strict monitoring post-fire. Air support is provided through Weather Modification Operations, with patrol aircraft and aerial firefighting assets reaching inaccessible landscapes.\n\nSocial impact is closely monitored through regular updates on smoke movement, air quality, healthcare preparedness, and educational activity adjustments. The Ministry emphasizes preventive measures, urging the public and businesses to refrain from land clearing through burning. Real-time updates on hotspot data are available through the SiPongi Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System, and reports of incidents can be submitted to the nearest forest fire control post, the Regional Disaster Management Agency, or local government authorities.",
  "summary": "Indonesia deploys 12,880 personnel to fight forest and land fires across six priority provinces in Kalimantan and Sumatra, backed by air operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Indonesia's intensified deployment of personnel and resources to fight forest fires indicates a more coordinated and multi-faceted approach to mitigating the impact of fires on the environment and local communities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Indonesia deploys hundreds of troops to fight Borneo fires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/indonesia-deploys-hundreds-of-troops-to-fight-borneo-fires",
        "published": "2026-08-23T01:20:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}