Karhutla Task Force Goes To The Field, Monitors Fire-Prone Locations In Jambi

Smoke rises from burning land in Ujung Batu Village, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan, Sunday (1/8/2021). BETWEEN PHOTOS/Bayu Pratama S/rwa

JAKARTA - The Jambi Land and Forest Fire Task Force carries out various activities to prevent forest and land fires in a number of fire-prone areas in Jambi.

"In order to be prepared for the forest and land fires disaster in Jambi Province, at the end of this month a number of personnel who are members of the Karhutla Task Force have begun to be deployed to a number of fire and forest fire-prone points," said Head of Emergency and Logistics for BPBD Jambi Province Andre Eko Rinjani in Jambi, Monday, June 20, quoted from Antara.

The deployment of the troops was carried out in six areas prone to forest and land fires, covering four areas in Muaro Jambi Regency, one area in East Tanjung Jabung Regency, and one area in West Tanjung Jabung Regency.

The deployment of officers to the hotspots for forest and land fires was carried out after Jambi Province established an emergency alert status for forest and land fires.

Through the Jambi Governor's Decree Number 420 of 2022, the status of the Karhutla emergency alert in Jambi Province is from May 24, 2022 to November 30, 2022.

The deployment of joint personnel to areas prone to forest and land fires in the area aims to carry out a number of preventive activities, including patrols, outreach, and education to the community not to open plantation land by burning.

The number of personnel involved in the Karhutla Alert in the area is 500 people, a combination of the TNI, Polri, BPBD and Manggala Agni. There are eight regencies that are included in areas prone to forest and land fires based on the mapping carried out by the Jambi Province Karhutla Task Force.

The areas prone to forest and land fires are Muaro Jambi, Batang Hari, East Tanjung Jabung, Sarolangun, Merangin, Tebo, Bungo, and West Tanjung Jabung regencies.