Riau Forestry And Forestry Task Force Extinguishes Hotspots In Pelintung Dumai

The Task Force Team Succeeds in Extinguishing Karhutla in Pelintung Dumai Riau/Photo: Antara

PEKANBARU - The Riau Land and Forest Fire Handling Task Force (Karhutla) is struggling to extinguish land fires in the Pelintung area, Dumai City. "Until the third day, Saturday, June 4, the Task Force and the joint team extinguished the fire and thanks to the team's hard work and 27 water booms, now the fires can be controlled," said Head of the Riau Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Edy Afrizal in his statement. in Pekanbaru, Monday, June 6. He said that currently the former forest and land fires in the Pelintung area, Dumai City are conducive and currently cooling is still being carried out. Edy Afrizal appealed to the public not to play with fire, and keep in mind the principle, fire It's small to be friends, big to be enemies." We beg you not to play with fire, especially in summer. Because even a small fire, especially peat areas, must have spread quickly. Because peat is difficult for us to extinguish. People must be careful. Be careful, don't throw cigarette butts carelessly," he was quoted as saying by Antara. Furthermore, for people in rural areas, especially peat areas, if they find signs of fire, they should immediately local officials such as Polsek, Camat, Koramil were informed. "You can also directly contact the district or city BPBD in their respective places," said Edy Afrizal.