The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is optimising the peat\ninjection method to extinguish forest and land fires (karhutla) deep\nbeneath the ground surface in Rasau Jaya Tiga Village, Kubu Raya\nRegency, West Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
BNPB Head, Suharyanto, explained that this method is a key strategy\nfor managing fires in peatland areas. \u201cBecause the characteristics of\npeat allow embers to persist beneath the surface, even after the surface\nflames have been extinguished,\u201d Suhary anderto said on Saturday, 5\nSeptember 2026.<\/p>\n
He stated that fire suppression in West Kalimantan continues through\na combination of ground operations, aerial operations, and weather\nmodification operations.<\/p>\n
BNPB, alongside the Governor of West Kalimantan, Ria Norsan, and the\nCommander of Kodam XII\/Tanjungpura, Major General TNI Novi Rubadi\nSugito, directly monitored the firefighting efforts in Rasau Jaya Tiga\nVillage, which have been ongoing for six days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently conducting weather modification operations. I am\ninspecting the ground operations led directly by the Governor and the\nRegional Commander to extinguish fires in the Kubu Raya area,\nspecifically in Rasau Jaya Tiga Village,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the fire in the location covers approximately 7\nhectares, but the suppression process is slow due to the peatland\nterrain. Over the past six days, about six hectares of land have been\nsuccessfully managed.<\/p>\n
The characteristics of peat mean that simply spraying water on the\nsurface is insufficient; water must penetrate down to the soil layers\nwhere embers can still survive and trigger the re-emergence of\nsmoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the techniques is peat injection. A long pipe with a sharp\ntip is used, equipped with a pump at the end so that water is injected\ndirectly into the ground,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Suharyanto stated that this technique allows water to be injected\ndirectly into the peat layers, ensuring the soil becomes thoroughly\nsaturated so that underground embers can be completely extinguished.<\/p>\n
He emphasised that the main challenge in handling forest fires in\nWest Kalimantan is ensuring that fire does not resurface from within the\npeat, particularly as smoke can still emerge even after surface flames\nhave been controlled.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/peatland-injection-method-used-to-extinguish-forest-fires-in-west-kalimantan-1788616408", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }