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        "id": 1897376,
        "msgid": "firebreak-tactics-extinguish-forest-and-land-fires-in-pinrang-bnpb-urges-emergency-alert-1785750669",
        "date": "2026-08-03 16:06:00",
        "title": "Firebreak Tactics Extinguish Forest and Land Fires in Pinrang, BNPB Urges Emergency Alert",
        "author": "Wisnu Arto Subari",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "A forest and land fire scorched at least five hectares of rocky hills in Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi, prompting a rapid joint response using firebreak methods. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned that the incident signals a serious threat as the peak dry season arrives, compounded by the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon. All regional governments have been instructed to raise their emergency alert status to prevent further widespread disasters.",
        "content": "<p>Rocky hills in Taddakong Village, Lembang District, Pinrang Regency,\nSouth Sulawesi, turned into a sea of flames after forest and land fires\nswept through the area. Mounds of dry leaf litter piled between the\nrocks incinerated at least five hectares of land within hours. Facing\nthe rapidly spreading blaze, a swift collaboration was undertaken by the\nRegional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the Indonesian National\nArmed Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and local residents.\nThey employed the fire breaking method to sever the chain of fire\npropagation and prevent it from spreading to wider areas. The forest and\nland fire incident began on Saturday night (1\/8). The geographical\nconditions in Lembang District posed a major challenge for field\nofficers. The accumulation of dry leaf litter on the rocky hills created\na natural furnace effect. This condition caused a small spark to quickly\nignite a large blaze that threatened the surrounding protected forest\narea. On Monday (3\/8), a recent report from local resident Firdaus\nindicated that hotspots had also appeared in Kanimpang Village, still\nwithin the Lembang District area. The emergence of these new hotspots\nsuggests that the potential for forest and land fires in the region is\nmassive and scattered. Joint officers were forced to conduct intensive\nmonitoring until the early hours to anticipate subsequent fires. Head of\nthe BNPB Data, Information, and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul\nMuhari, stressed that the incident in Pinrang serves as a serious\nwarning for other regions. Entering the peak of the dry season,\nIndonesia is now facing two simultaneous threats: drought and forest and\nland fires. BNPB has instructed all regional governments to raise their\nemergency alert status. This follows the potential extension of this\nyear\u2019s dry season due to the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon and global climate\nchange. Abdul Muhari cautioned that the combination of hot weather and\nstrong winds can exponentially fuel fires, making public vigilance key\nto preventing a larger disaster.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/firebreak-tactics-extinguish-forest-and-land-fires-in-pinrang-bnpb-urges-emergency-alert-1785750669",
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