Forest and Land Fires Scorch 10.85 Hectares in Majalengka
Forest and land fires in Majalengka Regency have scorched 10.85 hectares of land between 12 and 21 July 2026. The Majalengka Regency Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) is urging the public to remain vigilant as the dry season continues.
BPBD Majalengka Chief Executive Agus Tamim stated that 12 fire incidents were recorded across several sub-districts during that period. “Based on the disaster management recapitulation data, the accumulated area of land affected by forest and land fires has reached 10.85 hectares,” Agus said on Thursday (23/7/2026).
According to Agus, dry weather accompanied by strong winds is the main factor accelerating the spread of fire, particularly in areas of scrub, plantations, and critical land in hilly regions. “The BPBD Rapid Reaction Team, together with Fire Department personnel, the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Indonesian National Police, village officials, and volunteers, continues to move quickly to extinguish the fires and conduct assessments at the sites to prevent the flames from spreading to residential areas,” he stated.
BPBD recorded three fire incidents in Baribis Village, Cigasong Sub-district, covering a total area of approximately 4.02 hectares, and one incident in Kawunghilir Village covering one hectare. In Kasokandel Sub-district, fires occurred in Wanajaya Village covering two hectares and three incidents in Girimukti Village totalling approximately 0.22 hectares.
Fires also occurred in Kadipaten Village, Kadipaten Sub-district, covering approximately two hectares. Meanwhile, in Majalengka Sub-district, fires hit Majalengka Wetan Urban Village covering 1.5 hectares and Babakanjawa Village covering approximately 0.06 hectares, while in Sindang Sub-district a fire occurred in Gunungkuning Village covering approximately 0.05 hectares.
“All affected locations have undergone extinguishing, cooling, and assessment efforts by joint officers to ensure the fire is completely out and does not reignite,” Agus explained.
BPBD is urging the public not to clear land by burning and not to burn rubbish or straw near dry vegetation. “We ask the public not to clear land by burning and not to burn rubbish or straw near dry vegetation,” Agus stressed.
The public is also asked not to carelessly discard lit cigarette butts, to create firebreaks on plantation land, and to immediately report any hotspots or plumes of smoke to village or sub-district officials, fire officers, or BPBD. BPBD personnel are on standby 24 hours a day to monitor potential hotspots and respond to every fire report.