BPBD: 526 Forest and Land Fires in West Java Burn 1,082 Hectares

Bandung (ANTARA) – The West Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded 526 forest and land fires across the province in 2026, with a total of 1,082.76 hectares burned.

According to the agency’s infographic data, updated on Tuesday and received in Bandung, the fires affected 357 villages and urban wards across 185 subdistricts in 23 regencies and cities in West Java.

Subang Regency was the worst-affected area, with 355 hectares of land burned in 119 incidents.

“Fire data records 526 incidents across 185 subdistricts in 23 regencies and cities, with a total burned area of 1,082.76 hectares,” Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, a junior expert public relations officer at the West Java BPBD, said when asked about the data in Bandung on Tuesday.

Other affected areas included Kuningan Regency, where 77.13 hectares burned in 23 incidents; Majalengka Regency, with 77.94 hectares burned in 27 incidents; Sukabumi Regency, with 71.07 hectares burned in 38 incidents; and Tasikmalaya Regency, where 45.19 hectares burned in one incident.

Elsewhere, 36.45 hectares burned in Bandung Regency in 32 incidents; 23.73 hectares in Cirebon Regency in 14 incidents; 21.07 hectares in Pangandaran Regency in nine incidents; 10.92 hectares in Purwakarta Regency in 20 incidents; and 9.95 hectares in Bogor Regency in 14 incidents.

By incident frequency, Subang Regency ranked highest with 119 fires, followed by Sumedang Regency with 75, Ciamis Regency with 60, Sukabumi Regency with 38, Banjar City with 33 and Bandung Regency with 32.

To limit the spread of fires during the dry season, the West Java BPBD urged residents to remain vigilant, avoid indiscriminate land burning and contact its disaster response post via the call centre on 0899-9404-629.