Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s National Disaster Management\nAgency (BNPB) has recorded forest and land fires in West Java and\nCentral Java.<\/p>\n
According to a BNPB report as of 7am local time on Sunday (25 October\n2026), joint teams were still extinguishing fires and monitoring the\nsituation to contain the flames and prevent them from spreading.<\/p>\n
In addition to Kuningan, BNPB was monitoring the response to fires in\nCiamis regency, West Java, and Grobogan regency, Central Java.<\/p>\n
In Kuningan, a fire broke out in Gunung Ciremai National Park,\nspecifically in the area managed by Section I of the National Park\nManagement Resort in Cibuntu village, Pasawahan district. The fire began\nat around 8.44pm on Wednesday (21 October).<\/p>\n
As of Saturday (24 October), officials were still investigating the\ncause. Joint personnel continued efforts to extinguish the fire manually\nand through water-bombing operations.<\/p>\n
Teams were also monitoring the area for active hotspots. Surveillance\nusing unmanned aerial vehicle patrols and thermal drones showed a\ndecline in the number of hotspots.<\/p>\n
At 6pm on Thursday (22 October), officials detected 13 hotspots. The\nnumber fell to 10 at 4pm on Friday (23 October). At 8.50am on Saturday\n(24 October), the team conducted another aerial survey, beginning at\nKarang Dinding.<\/p>\n
The survey covered Cipariuk, Karang Dinding, Bukit Seribu Bintang\n(BSB), Karang Saninten, Mount Sumbul and Mount Dulang. It found hotspots\nstill burning inside the forest, south of the Karang Dinding\nfire-monitoring post.<\/p>\n
Response efforts in Kuningan are taking place during an extension of\nWest Java province\u2019s 2026 emergency alert status for drought and forest\nand land fires. The extension is based on West Java Governor\u2019s Decree\nNo.\u00a0360\/Kep.577-BPBD\/2026 and is in effect from 1 to 31 October\n2026.<\/p>\n
As of the report on Saturday (24 October), firefighting was\ncontinuing and material losses were still being assessed. No fatalities\nhad been reported.<\/p>\n
In Ciamis regency, West Java, fires broke out in three villages at\n9.28am on Friday (23 October): Pamalayan village in Cijeungjing\ndistrict, and Cidolog and Ambit villages in Cidolog district. The cause\nremains under investigation. Preliminary assessments put the area burned\nat about 2.254 hectares.<\/p>\n
The West Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency coordinated with\nthe Ciamis Regency Disaster Management Agency to support the response.\nThe regency agency also coordinated with local officials and involved\nthe Ciamis Fire and Rescue Service, village-level military personnel\n(Babinsa), village officials and residents in firefighting efforts.<\/p>\n
According to an update on Saturday (24 October), the fires had been\nextinguished. Assessments of the affected land area were continuing as\npart of the response. No fatalities were reported.<\/p>\n
In Grobogan regency, Central Java, a land fire broke out in Rejosari\nvillage, Grobogan district, on Saturday (24 October). It was reportedly\ntriggered by a resident burning rubbish. The fire grew and spread to\nnearby bamboo clumps, burning about one hectare of land.<\/p>\n
The Grobogan Regency Disaster Management Agency coordinated with\nrelevant parties and assessed the site to determine the impact and check\nconditions in the affected area. A report on Saturday (24 October) said\nthe fire had been extinguished and the situation was safe and under\ncontrol. No fatalities were reported.<\/p>\n
The response in Grobogan is taking place during Central Java\nprovince\u2019s 2026 emergency alert period for drought and forest and land\nfires. The status, based on Central Java Governor\u2019s Decree\nNo.\u00a0100.3.3.1\/237 of 2026, runs from 1 June to 31 December 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forest-and-land-fires-spread-across-java-bnpb-reports-fire-hotspots-1792929050", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }