South Kalimantan BPBD Records 42 Hectares Of Burned Land

Illustration of Forest Fires (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of South Kalimantan Province reported a total of 42 hectares (HA) in the area on fire.

This was conveyed by the Daily Executive (Plh) of the South Kalimantan BPBD, the Chief Executive (Kalaksa) of the South Kalimantan Province BPBD Bambang Dedi Mulyadi.

"Based on the data we have collected, forest and land fires (karhutla) in South Kalimantan hit an area of about 42 hectares," said Bambang Dedi Mulyadi quoting Antara.

Bambang said the fire that occurred in South Kalimantan was still in the ordinary category because it was still able to be overcome by officers.

"Every time there is a hotspot, the entire team works together to control and extinguish the source of the fire," he said.

He stated that currently all officers are on guard and patrolling with an extra alert status of 1 x 24 hours.

Previously, forest and land fires occurred on Thursday (1/6) in Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan, at around 16.00 WITA.

The fire hit three different areas with an estimated area of more than 10 hectares of land.

Meanwhile, the Head of the South Kalimantan BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) Mansyah said that out of a total of 42 hectares of burned land, it was not only influenced by weather factors.

Several areas that dominate are hit by forest and land fires, namely Banjarbaru City, Banjar Regency, Tanah Laut Regency and Tapin Regency.

"There are still residents who do not understand well the impact of burning land," he said.

According to him, many residents burned either intentionally or unintentionally.

He also mentioned that in the past week, many hotspots began to appear, especially in the Banjarbaru City area.

Mansyah revealed that his party continues to approach residents and provide guidance so as not to burn land.

He hopes that residents will be concerned about the impact caused by the fire so that they do not burn, especially in the hot weather conditions that are currently hitting South Kalimantan.

He further said that while in the field his team found many signs of fire because of the community's actions.

At several points of fire, he also mentioned, there were already several wooden stakes installed by residents as a sign of land burning.

He conveyed that the largest forest and land fires occurred in Tanah Laut Regency with an area of eight hectares.