The forest fires that hit the Harau Valley area, Harau District, Limapuluh Kota Regency, have continued to spread since Wednesday 17 July. As of Wednesday morning, July 23, the area of burned land has reached more than 130 hectares.
The Limapuluh Kota Regency Government together with the West Sumatra Provincial Government have established an emergency response status for forest and land fires (karhutla) for the next 14 days since the first incident.
The fire, which started on Tuesday night, became increasingly out of control until Wednesday morning. This condition forced local governments and related agencies to increase the number of joint personnel deployed to extinguish the fire.
As many as 80 additional personnel from the Police outside the Limapuluh Kota area, including Brimob personnel from Batalon B Padang Panjang, have been dispatched to the location of the fire to assist the extinguishing process.
These police personnel began arriving on Tuesday morning and immediately went on to extinguish the fire manually and use a water cannon.
The officers struggled in a fairly difficult terrain, namely a hilly area at the foot of the Harau Valley, to prevent the fire from spreading to residential areas and tourist lodging areas around the location.
Until this Wednesday morning, as many as 65 Brimob personnel remained on guard at the foot of the Harau Valley hill. They keep the fire from spreading to residential areas and public facilities," said Rahmadinol, head of BPBD for Limapuluh Kota Regency.
According to him, in addition to the involvement of the TNI, Polri, and BPBD officers, the support of the local community is also very helpful in the process of extinguishing the fire in the field.
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However, difficult terrain and hot weather and strong winds pose a big challenge in controlling the fire.
The Limapuluh Kota Regency Government hopes that with the stipulation of emergency response status, this disaster management can be maximized with more coordinated logistical support, personnel, and equipment.
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