KLHK Detects 299 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in West Kalimantan (Monday, February 16, 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 that 299 hotspots have been detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots is 30 less than the previous period.

The data is the result of imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellites accessed on Monday (February 16, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 299 detected hotspots, 4 have a high confidence level, 288 are medium scale, and 7 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 greater the possibility of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

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The most hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, with 104 points. Central Sulawesi ranks second with 46 hotspots, while South Sulawesi is third with 34 hotspots.

29 hotspots were detected in Riau, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 23 hotspots, and North Maluku and West Sulawesi with 21 and 11 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 satellite remote sensing hotspot data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

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