Fire Rate In Jakarta Is High, Pramono Values Facilities And Number Of Firefighters Has Not Been Maximum

Pramono Anung/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Candidate for Governor of Jakarta number 3, Pramono Anung, assesses that the fire prevention facilities and the number of firefighters (damkar) have not been maximized by the DKI Provincial Government so far.

Meanwhile, the number of fires in Jakarta is still high. Throughout 2023, the fire case reached 2,286 events. Pramono conveyed this assessment after meeting fire victims in North Sukabumi Village, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

"Besides that we lack experts, people's ability to do that, the facilities are also very lacking. So, fires like this usually stop when they are almost exhausted, earlier they also almost stopped. This shows that the handling, sorry, is not running yet (maximally)," said Pramono, Tuesday, November 19.

The fire in North Sukabumi that occurred on Sunday, October 17 that night scorched 15 houses. Residents affected by the fire were forced to evacuate in a tent built by the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).

During a dialogue with residents who were victims of the fire, Pramono concluded that the cause of the fire in Jakarta that hit residential areas was generally because the buildings were made of plywood and were narrowed together. Not to mention, when a fire strikes, firefighters often find it difficult to reach the hotspots.

"Indeed, almost all processes for handling the fire are always too late. Because cars can't enter, you can't use fire engines. Use hydrants, it doesn't work. So that's the case, it's flat," explained Pramono.

"These areas include those where the area is actually rarely burned. The most frequent is Tambora. Here, Kebon Jeruk is rare, but this happens and if you look at it, it is really crowded in residential areas," he added.