Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- The government, through the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), is optimizing the use of the fire danger rating system (FDRS) for the early detection of forest and land fires to support firefighting efforts.

Deputy for meteorology at the BMKG, Guswanto, informed that the system utilizes data from several sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to produce fire risk maps marked with green, orange, and red indicators.

"Red indicates active fires or firespots, orange shows high (fire) potential, and green means relatively safe. This data serves as a reference for weather modification operations and field patrols," he said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The BMKG meteorol...