A strong wind in a distance has made the fire more magnifying. The fire sound of deactivating trees combined with the shade of the water pump machine that is washed to drain the water from the oil plantation can immediately stop forming a red jago.
In the middle of the heat and smoke situation that climbs, Manggala Agni personnel fulfils forest fires and lands.
"Maju..ju kejar fire head, we broken the fire head so that it does not extend, turn off the machine, connect the hose, water enter. ...maju.maju" teriak a member of his colleague.
Manggala Agni’s combined officers compiled the strategy of outlining planning in the tent in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI).
Personel Manggala Agni composes an outlining planning strategy in the tent in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI).
Commitment to return before dim as they forgot to be in the fight. For the fire conqueror, there is a special satisfaction when it has been a small amount of fire.
Since the second week of January 2023 they began to be covered by the Forest and Land Fire Change Control Hall (BPPIKHL) in Sumatra to carry patrol operations and activation of working cottages for the cardhutla anticipation as the impact of the el-nino phenomenon that houses the territory of Indonesia. But at the beginning of June, the karhutla was true, and they began to make an outset.
Based on the data of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) area of burning land throughout Indonesia January - October 2023 an area of 994.313,18 ha, 154.429,92 ha is peatland while 839.883,36 ha mineral land or non peat with the amount of fire point reached 10.090 points.
Water and self-protectioning tools (APD) are prepared for peatland fire fighting.
Photo collage of Manggala Agni officers when conducting forest and land fire extinguishers
Especially in South Sumatra Province, a burning area of 109.460,7 ha, increased drastically if compared to previous, January-September 2023 covering 32.496,5 ha and January-Agustus 2023 covering 4.082,8 ha.
In the case of large fires that occur in the oil plantation area belonging to the company PT WAJ who has been pailit, since August 30th to about Nopember 2023 has become one of the largest causes of smoke pollution with the area of ??flammable land 7.381 ha.
A total of 300 staffs of Manggala Agni from Daops Banyuasin, Daops Muba, Daops OKI, Daops Lahat is submitted. Even Manggala Agni personnel of a number of Daops in Jambi are also assisted.
The number of vehicles crossing when the fire hitting in the traffic area of Palembang-Indralaya in North Indralaya, Ogan Ilir (OI)
Personel Manggala Agni Daops Banyuasin help the motorbike rider who experienced accidents due to haze mist in the Traffic Road of Palembang-Indralaya in the Village of the Hair River, North Indralaya, Ilir Ogan (OI).
Head BPPIKHL Region Sumatra Ferdian Kristanto said fires in the company’s land in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) is a difficult to extinguish. This is due to the unrivalled conditions of oil palm plantations.
A large and unrivalled palm garden area causes many dry trees to become abundant fuel. The condition is separated with very strong wind, deep peat, and the water source for the determination is reduced.
In addition to the endless effort can be done during the day due to too high risk at night. The unstable peat can threaten the officer’s lives, which can be swollen into the deteriorating soil.
Personel Manggala Agni Daops Banyuasin and Daops Lahat attracts water hoses to conduct land fire extinguishers in the village of the Hair River, North Indralaya, Ogan Ilir (OI).
Personel Manggala Agni Daops Banyuasin attracts water hoses to extinguish land fires in Muara Dua Village, Ogan Ilir (OI).
In the handling of it, the officers who are combined in various regus every day should be injured by each other and living together under the tent established on the edge of the oil palm plantation canal.
The days even change their months should not meet the family to be at the location of karhutla with a very simple means and living infrastructure such as food limitations, swamp water baths and without small room facilities.
Therefore, Manggala Agni personnel are an undoubtedly undoubtedly voluntary, toughness and persistence as well as its responsibility in charge of the horror of the karhutla disaster.
Personel Manggala Agni Daops Banyuasin eats lunch at the pinggir can during forest fire fighting and land.
Personel Manggala Agni Daops Banyuasin strives to extinguish land fires in Muara Dua Village, Ogan Ilir (OI).
Karhutla tends to be repetitive in South Sumatra, he also needs a high commitment and interstitutional seriousness as well as related agency so that their actions are not just attending a standby apple, exhibiting anyar equipment, or just come to the location to hold hoses, photographs/videos by pretending to be sent as an upward report.
Photos and Text : Nova Wahyudi
Author : Nyoman Budhiana
Personel Manggala Agni bath with swamp water at camping location in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI).
Personel Manggala Agni implements prayer at camping location in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI).
Medical poultry from a hospital come and check the health of Manggala Agni personnel at the peat fire location in Jungkal Village, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI).
