Five mountain areas in East Java have reportedly been hit by forest\nand land fires since Friday (16 October) night, with the fires still\nburning on Saturday (17 October) morning. The blazes range from the\nMount Bromo area to the slopes of Mount Arjuno.<\/p>\n
Satriyo Nurseno, head of the emergency and logistics division at the\nEast Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), confirmed that the\nfires had spread across several locations, prompting the deployment of\npersonnel to tackle them.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoint teams are continuing to monitor the hotspots and carry out\nmanual firefighting in mountainous areas that can still be reached by\nland,\u201d Satriyo said on Saturday (17 October).<\/p>\n
According to BPBD data, by Friday night fires in the Mount Bromo area\nhad burned at three locations across two regencies.<\/p>\n
The flames affected Bukit Kembang in Pucuk Sari village and the Mount\nRinggit area in Sapihkerep village, Probolinggo Regency. In Bromo, the\nfire also reached the Kesiman Block in the Lemah Pasar area of Wonokitri\nvillage, Pasuruan Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cEast Java provincial BPBD personnel, together with joint teams, are\ncontinuing to monitor the fire near the locations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A fire also struck the Mount Sigiran area in RKW 06, Begaganlimo\nvillage, Gondang subdistrict, Mojokerto Regency.<\/p>\n
In response to the fire on the mountain slope, officers from the\nTahura conservation area management agency, together with Mojokerto and\nprovincial BPBD teams, began prevention and suppression measures.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoint teams in Mojokerto are now working to stop the fire spreading\nfurther by cooperating to create firebreaks and fire barriers,\u201d Satriyo\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Similar conditions were reported on the slopes of Mount Arjuno in\nMalang Regency. A fire was seen burning intensely at Puncak Budug Asu in\nGunungrejo village, Singosari subdistrict.<\/p>\n
Joint teams and personnel from Situbondo Regency BPBD moved along the\nhiking route to put out the fire in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cEast Java provincial BPBD personnel and regency BPBD personnel are\nassessing the situation and coordinating with relevant parties. Joint\nteams are carrying out firefighting at the site,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A fire was also reported in the Mount Ringgit area of the\nArjuno-Welirang range, within Pasuruan Regency. Satriyo said the East\nJava BPBD Rapid Response Team had been deployed into the forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cEast Java provincial BPBD has dispatched Rapid Response Team\npersonnel to accelerate the response to the forest and land fires,\nassess the situation and coordinate with relevant parties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoint teams are carrying out manual firefighting in areas that can\nbe reached,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In addition to the mountain areas, a fire burned land in the\nTamankursi area of Sumbermalang subdistrict, Situbondo Regency. Tackling\nthe blaze in this conservation area requires special coordination\nbetween agencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cEast Java provincial BPBD personnel and the Situbondo BPBD team have\nconducted an assessment and are coordinating closely with the Natural\nResources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) to monitor the fire there,\u201d\nSatriyo said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wildfires-hit-five-mountain-areas-in-east-java-1792212630", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }