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        "msgid": "bpbd-526-forest-and-land-fires-in-west-java-burn-1-082-hectares-1792489971",
        "date": "2026-10-20 15:45:54",
        "title": "BPBD: 526 Forest and Land Fires in West Java Burn 1,082 Hectares",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "West Java\u2019s disaster management agency recorded 526 forest and land fires across the province in 2026, burning a total of 1,082.76 hectares. Subang was the worst-affected regency by area and incident count, as authorities urged residents to avoid indiscriminate land-clearing fires during the dry season.",
        "content": "<p>Bandung (ANTARA) \u2013 The West Java Provincial Disaster Management\nAgency (BPBD) recorded 526 forest and land fires across the province in\n2026, with a total of 1,082.76 hectares burned.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agency\u2019s infographic data, updated on Tuesday and\nreceived in Bandung, the fires affected 357 villages and urban wards\nacross 185 subdistricts in 23 regencies and cities in West Java.<\/p>\n<p>Subang Regency was the worst-affected area, with 355 hectares of land\nburned in 119 incidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFire data records 526 incidents across 185 subdistricts in 23\nregencies and cities, with a total burned area of 1,082.76 hectares,\u201d\nHadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, a junior expert public relations officer at\nthe West Java BPBD, said when asked about the data in Bandung on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Other affected areas included Kuningan Regency, where 77.13 hectares\nburned in 23 incidents; Majalengka Regency, with 77.94 hectares burned\nin 27 incidents; Sukabumi Regency, with 71.07 hectares burned in 38\nincidents; and Tasikmalaya Regency, where 45.19 hectares burned in one\nincident.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, 36.45 hectares burned in Bandung Regency in 32 incidents;\n23.73 hectares in Cirebon Regency in 14 incidents; 21.07 hectares in\nPangandaran Regency in nine incidents; 10.92 hectares in Purwakarta\nRegency in 20 incidents; and 9.95 hectares in Bogor Regency in 14\nincidents.<\/p>\n<p>By incident frequency, Subang Regency ranked highest with 119 fires,\nfollowed by Sumedang Regency with 75, Ciamis Regency with 60, Sukabumi\nRegency with 38, Banjar City with 33 and Bandung Regency with 32.<\/p>\n<p>To limit the spread of fires during the dry season, the West Java\nBPBD urged residents to remain vigilant, avoid indiscriminate land\nburning and contact its disaster response post via the call centre on\n0899-9404-629.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpbd-526-forest-and-land-fires-in-west-java-burn-1-082-hectares-1792489971",
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