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        "id": 1853536,
        "msgid": "drones-and-helicopters-deployed-to-combat-7-hectare-peatland-fire-in-riau-1783745439",
        "date": "2026-07-11 10:17:00",
        "title": "Drones and Helicopters Deployed to Combat 7-Hectare Peatland Fire in Riau",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Firefighting teams in Riau are battling a 7-hectare peatland fire in Rokan Hilir, deploying drones for aerial monitoring and helicopters for water bombing. The Manggala Agni task force faces significant challenges, including poor mobile signal coverage that hampers real-time coordination. Authorities are on high alert as dry conditions persist, with 24 hotspots detected across the province.",
        "content": "<p>The Manggala Agni team of the Forest and Land Fire Control Centre for\nthe Sumatra Region, Ministry of Forestry, has discovered a 7-hectare\nforest and land fire (karhutla) in Pulau Serdang village, Simpang Kanan\nsubdistrict, Rokan Hilir regency, Riau province.<\/p>\n<p>Ferdian Krisnanto, head of the Sumatra Forest and Land Fire Control\nCentre (Dalkarhut), confirmed that an additional squad from the Dumai\nOperational Area (Daops) had been dispatched since Friday (10\/7) to\nstrengthen firefighting efforts in Riau. The team reached the location\nin the late afternoon and immediately began measuring access routes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe location is in Pulau Serdang village, Simpang Kanan subdistrict,\nRokan Hilir. The initial estimate of the affected area is around 7\nhectares on peat soil,\u201d Ferdian said in an official statement in\nPekanbaru on Saturday (11\/7).<\/p>\n<p>Ferdian explained that the team on the ground is currently focused on\nmonitoring the fire perimeter and finding the nearest water source. To\nobtain a comprehensive picture of the fire\u2019s spread across the peatland,\nofficers are also flying unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the initial team from Daops Dumai had already been at the\nlocation since the fire was detected on Thursday (9\/7) afternoon.\nHowever, based on measurements and field evaluations, additional\npersonnel were required to contain the fire and prevent it from\nspreading further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe measurements showed the need for additional personnel, so the\nteam on standby at Daops Dumai was finally mobilised. This is certainly\na further alarm bell for the Riau region,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to ground firefighting, the Riau Provincial Air Task\nForce (Satgas) has also deployed a water bombing helicopter to assist\nwith aerial suppression. Even so, officers face technical constraints in\nthe field in the form of minimal cellular signal access.<\/p>\n<p>This blank spot condition complicates coordination between ground\nteams, air teams, and real-time reporting of the situation to the\ncommand centre.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the Pekanbaru station of the Meteorology,\nClimatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), a total of 24 hotspots have\nbeen detected in Riau province. Siak and Rokan Hilir regencies are the\nareas with the highest concentration of hotspots.<\/p>\n<p>The dry peatland conditions in Rokan Hilir are a serious concern\nbecause of the fire\u2019s characteristic ability to spread beneath the\nground surface, requiring extra care during the post-extinguishing\ncooling process.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/drones-and-helicopters-deployed-to-combat-7-hectare-peatland-fire-in-riau-1783745439",
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