JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that joint officers have managed to extinguish forest and land fires (karhutla) that occurred in three areas in East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in the last two days.
Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said the first incident occurred in Empas Village, Melak District, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Sunday, April 26 afternoon.
"Land with an area of 1.5 hectares was affected in the incident. The fire was completely extinguished by the joint team led by the local BPBD and no casualties were reported," said Abdul in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, April 27.
On the same day, karhutla also hit Senaken Village, Tanah Grogot District, Paser Regency, East Kalimantan. The extinguishing process was hampered by field conditions.
"The condition of the dense bushes, dry reeds, and strong winds at the location made it difficult for officers. However, the one-hectare land that was burned was finally extinguished on that day," he said.
Meanwhile, in Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, a fire of 4.3 hectares in the Sungai Tiung Village, Cempaka District, which occurred since Saturday, April 25, has also been declared extinguished on Sunday, April 26.
BNPB reminded that although some parts of Indonesia are still potentially affected by extreme weather, local governments are asked to remain vigilant against the potential for forest fires.
Based on monitoring the level of ease of burning on the upper layer of the soil surface on Monday, the North Sumatra, Papua, and South Papua regions are in the easy to very easy to burn category.
"Early prevention is the most effective step to avoid the widespread area of fire. We ask for the active participation of residents to maintain the forest and conduct patrols with village officials," said Abdul.
He emphasized that forest fire control depends heavily on the speed of response at the field level so that the fire does not develop into a large fire that is difficult to control.
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