Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged regional governments to step up forest and land fire prevention efforts down to the village level by keeping command posts, patrols, and hotspot monitoring on standby.

"Our recommendation to regional governments facing potential forest and land fires is to activate operational posts and task forces down to the village level," Acting Head of BNPB's Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Berton SP Panjaitan, said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday.

According to Berton, this measure is necessary to mitigate ongoing fires in several regions while boosting preparedness for potential hydrometeorological disasters during the transition from ...