Marak Karhutla, Bangka BPBD Opens 24-Hour Complaint Service

Illustration of BPBD officers extinguishing forest and land fires. (Antaranews)

The rise of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Bangka Regency has made the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) increase vigilance by opening a complaint service 24 hours.

"We invite the community to play an active role, both to maintain and provide reports in the event of forest and land fires in their respective areas," said Head of BPBD Bangka Regency, Ridwan in Sungailiat, Bangka, Bangka Belitung Islands Province (Babel), Tuesday, September 19, which was confiscated by Antara.

A 24-hour complaint room is open to the public considering the threat of forest and land fires during the dry season is a serious concern for the government. Complaints or reports, said Ridwan, can be submitted directly to BPBD guard officers, fire fighting units (damkar) and the nearest police.

In addition to being asked to report forest fires, the public is also asked to report if there are natural disasters of tornadoes, floods and other types of disasters, the report is very important in order to accelerate handling or assistance services.

"Disaster reports can contact number 085268177666, we will try to reduce aid as soon as possible," he said.

The rise of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Bangka Regency has made the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) increase vigilance by opening a complaint service 24 hours.

Ridwan said that the handling of forest and land fires had been carried out so far involving fire engines, the community, the TNI and Polri as well as volunteers, as well as in handling clean water drought for residents in the same way.

During the dry season due to the natural phenomenon of El Nino, tens of hectares were recorded in the forest and land area in the burning Bangka Regency.

Communities are temporarily prohibited from opening plantations with a pattern of burning, not throwing cigarette butts in forest areas and not burning garbage carelessly.