# Wildfire Fight Intensifies

- Place: South Papua, Indonesia (-6.67, 140.75)
- Published: 2026-11-05T01:05:21.076Z · expires 2026-11-12T01:05:21.076Z
- Floors (The Arena): E7 Ecosystems, E12 States, E10 Institutions, E6 Organisms
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/773
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Indonesia's military helicopter crashed while on a wildfire mission off Borneo, killing one, per SCMP.

The death toll from the crash has risen to two as search efforts continue, Gulf News reports.

BNPB has stepped up cloud seeding operations in South Papua to combat persistent wildfires, The Jakarta Post notes.

Weather modification efforts are being extended to fight the fires, Tempo.co reports.

## Sources

- [Death toll from Indonesian water-bombing helicopter crash rises to two](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · gulfnews.com · 2026-11-04
- [Indonesia’s food and fuel security drive invites scrutiny in Papua](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxNODYtVXhvODJfNXlsdDQxWkdTOG50VVN4VXhEb1dxUEc4OHgxbjRLY1c4V3lIaWtlS01NbExJb1FWZ2FPbFMyaWticU5xcXNUd25wTWdKcEFLQnBzSjBBeTJoWlNGcW1KOXNtZ3poUENfd0NtQkpYUHNhdmtZZGI0aU10VEZjeXRONVFvMEtfa2tMRVllMUhNRUw0Qkg?oc=5) · asiatimes.com · 2026-11-04
- [Indonesian military helicopter on wildfire mission crashes off Borneo, killing 1](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · scmp.com · 2026-11-04
- [Papua New Guinea Earthquakes: Latest Quakes](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE1vTURmRTZNUmlzRzNOZU9tay16VVNoOEZ5RS1pWVlvcVNoQlB6Sm0zcHFROWE1amRHZFZMVGp2THZfeWk3ODNsaTJWaUJGNmNnS0tMUm9PWUx3Z0ItQUNMLU5OZjBSZw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua, 18 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 12:46 am (GMT +0)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxOd1hvTjltb3ROdDM4ekRYTXZHOENzRWlaVFU2bmdocklDa1pubk1BNV83ZVY1U1VsMjZuZ1ZqdHMwVWRTSWgxb1V1S3I2VjJTWXQ5UGc3Q05sN0tVdkxLeEdhcHNfdDNNMEtid3E2ZFVVaFVpWENKd2lfZnUzWU9VaExuNnVvNlA0Q3Zibk5WU2s2S0FGUDhOUHByc0I4UEhIVi1pTjdRVjBER0RYV0ZaRWFpaU9QVlVYTmhlMmpwNElMby05N2c?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 80 km northwest of Jayapura, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 12:05 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxQcDJsbzR6bldvWXg5TkEyMGNfSkdNOUNXNzVPMzk0QzQ2NUtwMmN5ZHlBQmNseTJ5b3NrTXpkQTlrTWZydEdxbDdfc3p1RTRMTGdycHFnUGJSM2FQOC1mTWVQSzVHcjM1YzlGU0c2Nk5DYXlONkZuel9ybUtxRFY2WGxNMzlHR3dOekJwN3R3anA3Qkx6Qzl4SThYMU1wVHV5bFlFZkdrb3ZIYmZMSWVnODJ4MjhGWEtTaFNwcGlkaGtpQ2w5S01GaWdFQQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [BNPB steps up cloud seeding as wildfires persist in South Papua](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxQNkdRbGpFSUVreGRrX2hDY1FKMWJrQnhkRW5rdnRrOHlEYkZsLU1ibV9kWFUwVGQ0VmZXSjdOX0VwMmRrcDFKaWFZV3ZVMkcyNUstVmdZeVZQZW8xN2ZCRVI4ZWFPQ0NseGczb1hSaEh3MU1KeWY5OUZIeEI4aFplenRJellrUkxoYTNOZzBmVjE0QVp4Vmt4X3JrMUFXNktNS1hnTmRQYWFOMHhDdEN3WjFneGNVdw?oc=5) · thejakartapost.com · 2026-11-03
- [Weather Modification Extended to Fight South Papua Fires](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxNVkc3S1hCYzZZRGQxMzlhNUNIZzd4bnNqVXlYcXRLb3hLMWFUemx3Tm5fSlZkZU9Fa0hNUldHRjVpMm8xSkZyVlFjdUlCWW13blprS29pLXdNYXctMVE3eV9VYW5SVFZzRnFZWlJGM19YYjZBQU4zTVNhdlpyOEJxVkVncnF3RWMxY0pFcHdMTk1ZV2s?oc=5) · en.tempo.co · 2026-11-03

## Open data shown on the globe

- Fires seen from orbit · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), gas flares and steady industrial heat removed: 1,737 hot spots in 24 h within 300 km · 108 new this week; 14,666 MW of heat · 963 the day before; satellites see heat, not its cause · check: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@140.750,-6.670,8.0z