# Indonesia orders checks on suspected fires in South Papua

> The National Disaster Mitigation Agency calls for field verification of land clearing by fire in forest concessions as hotspots spread across the country.
- Title: Indonesia orders checks on suspected fires in South Papua
- Summary: The National Disaster Mitigation Agency calls for field verification of land clearing by fire in forest concessions as hotspots spread across the country.
- Keywords: bnpb, south papua, forest fires, land clearing, pt merauke sarjaya, pt selaras inti semesta, hotspot monitoring, indonesia, Antara News
- Source: Antara News — https://en.antaranews.com/news/441515/bnpb-seeks-field-checks-of-suspected-fires-in-south-papua
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:24:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bnpb, south papua, forest fires, land clearing, pt merauke sarjaya, pt selaras inti semesta, hotspot monitoring, indonesia, news
## BNPB orders field checks on suspected fires
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency is calling for on-the-ground verification of suspected land clearing by fire in forest concession areas in South Papua.
## Forestry minister requests clarification
The verification follows a November fourth letter from the forestry minister to the South Papua governor requesting clarification about land conditions in the province.
## Two companies under preliminary scrutiny
BNPB presented preliminary hotspot data for concessions held by PT Merauke Sarjaya and PT Selaras Inti Semesta at a limited meeting on forest and land fire management.
## Data needs ground truth before action
BNPB Chief Kristomei Sianturi said the data still require field verification to establish actual conditions and determine follow-up measures within each agency's authority.

> The data still require field verification to establish the actual conditions and determine follow-up measures within each agency's authority
## Fires spread across Indonesia
As of six pm on November eighth, BNPB and NASA recorded two thousand five hundred twenty-nine hotspots and nine hundred seventy-six fire detections.
## Key takeaway

Indonesia's disaster agency is ordering on-the-ground checks of suspected fires in South Papua forest concessions to verify land clearing and determine next steps.