The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that an\naerial aid fleet from Japan arrived in Indonesia today, Thursday, and\nhas immediately commenced flight tests to strengthen the suppression of\nforest and land fires (karhutla) in several regions across the\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta, the Acting Head of the\nBNPB Centre for Data, Information, and Disaster Communication, Berton SP\nPanjaitan, stated that the assistance was transported via the JS\nKunisaki vessel, which is currently docked at Kijing Port, Mempawah\nRegency, West Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe JS Kunisaki vessel is carrying three Chinook heavy-lift\nhelicopters along with 180 to 300 personnel. Flight tests are currently\nbeing conducted at Supadio Airport, Pontianak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Berton explained that the aerial water bombing operations by the\nJapanese team are scheduled to become fully operational between 11\u201312\nSeptember 2026, following the completion of the testing process and the\nfinalisation of suppression strategies.<\/p>\n
In accordance with the disaster management cooperation plan, the\nJapanese aid team will be deployed for 21 days to support ground and air\ntask force operations at fire locations.<\/p>\n
The six priority provinces for forest and land fire management\ninclude Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan,\nand Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Berton noted that the BNPB has identified target areas\nfor intervention beyond the six priority provinces, ranging from\nvolcanic regions to national parks. One significant fire area is located\nat Mount Awu in the Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
Other areas under monitoring include Raja Ampat Regency in Southwest\nPapua, covering nine districts and eight villages, as well as the Mount\nButak area in Malang Regency, East Java, which spans 300 hectares and is\nstill being assessed.<\/p>\n
Additionally, hotspots have been identified consuming approximately\n40 hectares of land in Mount Ciremai National Park, Kuningan Regency,\nWest Java, as well as 42 hectares at the Galuga landfill in Bogor\nRegency, and the Putri Cempo landfill area in Surakarta.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire around Mount Awu has impacted four sub-districts, eight\nurban villages, and 14 villages, with the burnt area reaching\napproximately 913 hectares,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/japanese-aerial-aid-fleet-undergoes-flight-tests-to-combat-forest-fires-1789045920", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }