Guntur Forest Had Carhutla, Garut BKSDA: Now Prevention With Monitoring And Patrol

The fire engine was dispatched to the forest and land fire location on Mount Guntur, Garut, Thursday 7 September 2023. (ANTARA-HO-Tarogong Kaler Police)

The forest and land fires or forest and land fires hit the Guntur Mountain area in Garut. Preventing from occurring in other areas, the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) routinely conducts patrols.

"Currently, the prevention is by monitoring and patroling early detection by members, patrolling forest areas while monitoring the fire," said Head of the Natural Resources Conservation Section Region V BKSDA Garut Dodi Arisandi when contacted, Monday, September 11, confiscated by Antara.

He said that the Guntur forest area had been on fire several times. The last incident was quite large on Thursday 7 September. However, it was successfully resolved so that the fire did not continue to spread.

Patrols detected the fire early, he said, involving 3-5 people walking through a number of forest areas equipped with fire fighting equipment, namely water sprayers, pumps, and traditional equipment, and other fire extinguishers.

Regarding the hiking trail on Mount Guntur, he said, it is still open with an appeal that you must always be careful when lighting a fire and immediately get off in the event of a forest fire. "For the time being, the hiking trail is still open while looking at the situation ahead."

In addition to conducting patrols, his staff also appealed to the public not to clean their garden land by burning, or not carrying out burning activities around forest areas.

Apart from the BKSDA ranks and the police also carry out patrols and socialize the dangers of fires in the community and forest areas.

The Head of the Tarogong Kaler Sector Police, Iptu Sona Rahadian Amus, said that the efforts made by the police were an anticipatory step, especially during the dry season, which is often prone to fires.

He conveyed the potential that often triggers fires, including throwing cigarette butts carelessly and burning garbage. "If you have to burn garbage, you have to wait and make sure it doesn't spread anywhere," he said.

"Of course, in this dry season, we must anticipate everything that causes fires, such as throwing cigarette butts carelessly, burning garbage in its place, and must be awaited so that it does not spread anywhere," he said.