BPBD Tanah Bumbu Prepare 110 Personnel To Prevent Forest And Land Fires

Head of BPBD Tanah Bumbu Sulhadi (ANTARA/Sujud)

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan Province has alerted 110 personnel to prevent land and forest fires (karhutla). "They consist of ten members of BPBD, ten people from Forestry Service and 30 people from Manggala Agni, as well as 60 volunteers," said Head of BPBD Tanah Bumbu Sulhadi in Batulicin, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 6. To anticipate forest and land fires, said Sulhadi, BPBD Tanah Bumbu officers monitored intensively at fire-prone points through the application of the forest and land fire control system or "Sipongi". Sulhadi said BPBD coordinated with the police, TNI and Basarnas to develop a strategy for handling forest and land fires disasters. "So far, there are no cases of forest and land fires in Tanah Bumbu or no cases," said Sulhadi. According to Sulhadi, the Tanah Bumbu and Kotabaru areas have a different season cycle from other areas in South Kalimantan. Sulhadi gave an example that Tapin Regency experienced forest and land fires in December 2022, but Tanah Bumbu Regency experienced heavy rain. Vice versa, when Tanah Bumbu was dry, other districts experienced rain.

"We estimate that the dry season in Tanah Bumbu Regency will occur in July or August," said Sulhadi.