South Kalimantan BPBD Immediately Handles Forest And Land Fires Near Syamsudin Noor Airport

The South Kalimantan BPBD Task Force extinguished the fire that hit the land in Landasan Ulin Timur Village, Landasan Ulin District, Banjarbaru, Sunday (18/6/2023) night. (ANTARA/HO-BPBD South Kalimantan)

BANJARBARU - The South Kalimantan Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD Kalsel) immediately handled forest and land fires (Karhutla) covering an area of approximately five hectares in the ring of one area of Syamsudin Noor Airport, East Ulin Land, Dasar Ulin District, Banjarbaru City.

"Personnel got off quickly after the patrol team reported that forest and land fires hit a vulnerable area, namely ring one airport," said one of the field teams of the BPBD Task Force Muhammad Rijali in Banjarbaru, Sunday, June 18, as reported by ANTARA.

Rijali said that his party received information on forest and land fires around Syamsudin Noor International Airport from the Rapid Response Team (TRC) formed by the South Kalimantan BPBD.

"We are quite overwhelmed because the terrain in the field is difficult for us to pass, but safe conditions do not spread to residential areas," he said.

The area has been designated by the South Kalimantan BPBD as ring one because it is an area prone to forest and land fires and is a priority for preventing smog disasters caused by fires. Karhutla is located in two locations which are not too far away.

Information about forest and land fires was received by his party this afternoon at around 15:12 WITA. The South Kalimantan BPBD Task Force team together with dozens of joint personnel arrived at the forest and land fires location at 15.35 WITA then the team finished extinguishing the fire at around 20.00 WITA.

Rijali said the team stopped serving on Sunday night because the location of the forest and land fires was in the form of swamps and shrubs so that officers could not reach by land as a result of the terrain being quite difficult to pass.

The BPBD Task Force team ensured that the fire did not spread to residential areas before leaving the location.

In addition, his party not only made efforts to extinguish the fire, but also made observations and data collection at the forest and land fires location.

"The condition is safe enough," said Rijali.