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        "id": 1650322,
        "msgid": "bangka-regency-forms-forest-and-land-fire-task-force-1775098304",
        "date": "2026-04-01 22:34:00",
        "title": "Bangka Regency Forms Forest and Land Fire Task Force",
        "author": "Putri Yuliani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Bangka Regency government in the Bangka Belitung Islands has established a Forest and Land Fire Task Force (Satgas Karhutla) to prevent and address forest fires through integrated and sustainable measures. Led by the Acting Head of the Civil Service Police Unit, the task force includes TNI, Polri, state-owned enterprises, local government entities, fire department personnel, and community members to monitor high-risk areas, conduct patrols, and detect fires early. This initiative responds to frequent dry-season fires covering about 2 hectares daily, often caused by deliberate land clearing or careless disposal of cigarette butts, aiding the overburdened fire department in broader community support.",
        "content": "<p>To prevent and address forest and land fires (karhutla), the Bangka\nRegency Government in the Bangka Belitung Islands has formed a Forest\nand Land Fire Task Force. The aim is to enhance preparedness and\nanticipate forest and land fire threats through integrated and\nsustainable methods.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Head of the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) for Bangka\nRegency, Ahmad Suherman, stated that the Karhutla Task Force was formed\nin response to the high threat of forest fires in several areas of\nBangka Regency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis task force will monitor and detect karhutla early, using human\nresources in their respective areas,\u201d said Suherman on Tuesday\n(1\/4).<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the task force will identify fire-prone areas each\nyear for stricter supervision and increase routine patrols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis task force is a collaboration involving TNI, Polri, BUMN, BUMD,\nsub-district offices, urban villages, village governments, fire\ndepartment personnel, Satpol PP as embedded members, and the community,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on community complaint reports received by the fire department\nsection, he noted that during the dry season, forest fires average 2\nhectares per day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe volume of forest burned during the dry season is quite extensive\nwhen accumulated monthly. Forest fire cases are suspected to involve\nintentional elements for plantation expansion and unintentional ones due\nto carelessly discarding cigarette butts,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that forming the Karhutla Task Force will assist the\nfire department in prevention and handling of fires, as the team not\nonly extinguishes forest fires but also helps with residential\nfires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fire department team also assists in evacuating wild animals\nthat enter residents\u2019 homes and other social actions needed by the\ncommunity,\u201d he said. (RF\/E-4)<\/p>\n<p>Karhutla occurs due to certain community members carelessly throwing\ncigarette butts onto dry, easily ignitable land or burning land to clear\nit.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bangka-regency-forms-forest-and-land-fire-task-force-1775098304",
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