Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) Satriadi Gunawan admitted that the number of firefighters (damkar) is currently far from ideal.
The number of firefighters is now 3,700 people. In fact, ideally, Jakarta has 11,000 firefighters. Moreover, the number of fires in Jakarta is still quite high.
In fact, each fire station requires 18 personnel divided by 6 people in 3 units. In fact, one post is only filled with 9 people with a distribution of 3 people per unit.
"A unit must be manned by 6 people, now 3 people, meaning there is a double function. Now that can be dangerous for them in carrying out their duties," Satriadi told reporters, Tuesday, February 4.
The Gulkarmat Service, continued Satriadi, has proposed a budget for the addition of firefighters since 3 years ago. However, so far it has not been allocated.
"The fact is that we lack personnel. Because it's nothing, oh, I feel sorry for my members. I'm tired, I'm tired, they are," said Satriadi.
Therefore, the Gulkarmat Service formed fire volunteers from elements of society. They helped efforts to deal with fires such as rolling and pulling the hose during the fire incident, to socializing to the public about prevention.
"That's why last year the number of fires fell by 13.4 percent. That's because there is our program related to the procurement of APAR, the formation of fire volunteers, and so on," he said.
On the other hand, Satriadi also admitted that the number of fire stations was not adequate. Gulkarmat Service currently has 170 posts. Ideally, each kelurahan in Jakarta has at least one fire post. There are 267 urban villages in Jakarta.
According to Satriadi, the main point of the performance of firefighters (damkar) is speed in tackling fires (respons time) after receiving reports of events from the public.
"The more our fire posts, the faster the response, especially since Jakarta City is jammed and all kinds of things. So, with the deployment post, I am sure we can withstand the frequency of fires and losses," he added.
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