Bali Brimob Corps Deploys 100 Personnel to Tackle South Kalimantan Fires

The Bali Regional Police's Mobile Brigade Corps deployed 100 personnel to South Kalimantan on Saturday, October 24, 2026. BaliNews.id reported that the specialized team was sent to assist local authorities in controlling and extinguishing forest and land fires across the region. [1]

According to BaliNews.id, this movement follows a previous operational deployment of 110 Mobile Brigade personnel who were assigned to fight fires in West Kalimantan. The deployment forms part of the broader operational disaster response by the Indonesian National Police to safeguard local populations and surrounding ecosystems from fire destruction. [1]

The ongoing wildfire crisis has impacted vast stretches of land across the country. Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry cited by Reuters showed that 107,465 hectares of land were affected by fires between January and June 2026, representing a 110 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. On August 18, Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni stated that total burned forests and land had reached 202,000 hectares. [3]

The deployed personnel will operate in South Kalimantan, the smallest province by land area on Kalimantan island, spanning 37,125.43 square kilometers. The official population estimate for the province reached 4,323,330 people by mid 2025. [4]