Mataram (ANTARA) - A total of 719 fire incidents struck Nusa Tenggara\nBarat (NTB) during the period from 1 January to 31 August 2026, with\ntotal losses estimated to reach more than Rp70.97 billion.<\/p>\n
The Head of the NTB Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD),\nSadimin, stated that based on available data, these fires were dominated\nby residential and land fires.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidential fires were the highest with 212 incidents, followed by\nland fires with 1s88 incidents and other categories with 99 incidents.\nMeanwhile, fires at Landfills (TPA) recorded 85 incidents,\u201d he said in\nMataram on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Regarding forest fires, zero incidents were recorded during these\neight months. Other types of fires included economic centres (55),\ntransport (30), vital objects (22), offices (11), educational facilities\n(8), hotels\/inns (5), and health and religious facilities with 2\nincidents each.<\/p>\n
According to him, out of hundreds of fire incidents, two people died,\n10 were injured, and 2,775 people were affected. On the other hand,\nFirefighters managed to save 2,787 lives and 848 families from the\nflames, with the estimated value of property saved amounting to Rp11.4\nbillion.<\/p>\n
When mapped by region, Sadimin noted that East Lombok had the highest\nnumber of fire incidents with 131, followed by Central Lombok (103),\nWest Lombok (98), Bima (81), North Lombok (79), Sumbawa (79), Mataram\n(63), West Sumbawa (37), Bima City (33), and the lowest in Dompu with\n15.<\/p>\n
Regarding response speed, the performance of the NTB Fire Department\nwas deemed quite good. Out of the 719 incidents, 527 were responded to\nin less than 15 minutes. However, there were still 65 incidents with\nresponse times exceeding 15 minutes, and 52 incidents where response\ntimes were not recorded.<\/p>\n
In addition to fires, the agency also recorded 2,082 non-fire\nincidents during the period from 1 January to 31 August.<\/p>\n
Among these 2,082 non-fire incidents, the most dominant were the\nhandling of dangerous animals and animal rescues, totalling 1,036\nincidents, or nearly 50 per cent of the total reports received.<\/p>\n
This was followed by wasp\/bee nest evacuations (253), ring removals\n(209), fallen trees (205), rescue operations (129), clean water\ndistribution (99), first aid for accidents (26), natural disasters (23),\nand 102 other incidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom this data, it is recorded that 12 people were injured and 4\npeople died in various non-fire incidents. These incidents also provided\nservices to 1,819 families or 5,375 individuals,\u201d Sadimin revealed.<\/p>\n
In terms of distribution across the 10 regencies\/cities, East Lombok\nRegency had the highest number of non-fire incidents with 361, followed\nby Central Lombok (362), North Lombok (318), and West Lombok (273).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mataram City recorded 226 incidents, Bima City 215, West\nSumbawa 144, Sumbawa Regency 134, Bima Regency 82, and Dompu Regency\n69.<\/p>\n
In North Lombok, out of 318 incidents, 154 involved the handling of\ndangerous animals. A similar trend occurred in West Lombok, with 120\ncases of dangerous animals out of 273 incidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shows that the role of the Fire Department has significantly\nshifted. The public does not only call the Fire Department during fires,\nbut for almost all emergency conditions, ranging from wild animals\nentering homes and rings that cannot be removed, to fallen trees\nblocking roads,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Sadimin urged the public to increase vigilance, especially during the\ndry season, considering that the majority of fires occur in residential\nand land areas triggered by human negligence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe public should report immediately if they encounter non-fire\nemergency conditions through the available hotline,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ntb-records-719-fires-until-august-with-losses-exceeding-rp70-9-billion-1790700976", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }