Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 383 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in East Kalimantan (Saturday, April 18, 2026)

Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the last 24 hours shows 383 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots has increased by 143 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Saturday (April 18, 2026) at 11:35 WIB. Of the 383 detected hotspots, 7 have a high hotspot confidence level, 365 are medium scale, and 11 are low scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales. The low scale ranges from 0 - 29, medium scale from 30 - 79, and high scale from 80 - 100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the possibility of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

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The most detected hotspots are in East Kalimantan with 58 points. Southeast Sulawesi ranks second with 45 hotspots. West Kalimantan is third with 40 hotspots.

31 hotspots were detected in North Maluku, South Sumatra follows with 30 hotspots, while Central Sulawesi and South Kalimantan have 25 and 20 detected hotspots respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points in an area with a higher surface temperature than the surrounding area, and do not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that remote sensing satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

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