Jambi, Oct. 28 -- Jambi's forest-fire task force reported that 5,167.84 hectares of land had burned through October 27, 2026, and said it uses the Forestry Ministry's SiPongi system and reports from relevant agencies to update fire data daily.

Task force spokesman Johansyah said its digital monitoring system draws on SiPongi, data from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), and official reports from districts and cities.

"We use SiPongi, BMKG data and reports from districts and cities," he said here Wednesday.

The daily reporting cutoff is usually 7 p.m. local time, after which the data are processed, updated and periodically released to the public.

Updates are generally published at night or, at the lates...