Forest Fire (5132 ha) in Indonesia 16 Jul 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1024318
Countries: Indonesia
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Jul 2025 - 24 Jul 2025
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5132 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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5 firefighting helicopters deployed to battle Jambi forest fires 7/27/2025 12:01:00 PM.

Jambi (ANTARA) - Five helicopters and one aircraft for weather modification operations have arrived at Sultan Thaha Airport in Jambi to support ongoing efforts to combat forest and land fires that continue to spread across the province. The
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Forest fire raises Sarawak API levels 7/26/2025 12:41:00 AM.

KUCHING: The air quality in southern Sarawak is deteriorating as forest fires rage on in the state. Mukah is experiencing a wildfire that is spreading within a forest in the central Sarawak district. “Our teams are having difficulties reach
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The haze is back, and will return again 7/26/2025 12:08:00 AM.

It’s like a flashback to 2015, when Malaysia choked under some of the worst haze on record. That year, forest and peatland fires in Indonesia sent thick plumes rolling across the region, pushing the Air Pollutant Index (API) in places like
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Indonesia battles widespread forest fires across Sumatra and Kalimanta.. 7/25/2025 12:07:00 PM.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is closely monitoring forest and land fires across several provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan, with both active and contained hotspots being reported. Fires that broke out in
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),