Forest and Wetland Fire in Ogan Ilir Regency

摘要

Forest fires and wetlands has become one of the most serious issues faced by Indonesia these days. Wetlands is an area with a high potential for fires, especially when entering the dry season. Fires keeps occurring in forest and lands all over Indonesia, including Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra Province. In topography, Ogan Ilir Regency was one of areas that has quite extensive wetlands. Data from the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Ogan Ilir Regency recorded that, as of September 2019, there were 738 hectares of land that burned during the year of 2019. Thi study aimed to map the occurrence of forest and wetland fires in Ogan Ilir Regency in 2019. The method used is the Geographic Information System (GIS), where data related to fire is processed through the Geographic Information System (GIS) application. The data obtained is secondary data from the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Ogan Ilir Regency. From the results of the forest and wetland fires mapping in Ogan Ilir Regency, it is discovered that areas where forest and wetland fires often occur are in North Indralaya District, Pemulutan, and West Pemulutan. From the results of this mapping, identification of forest and wetland fire causes can be carried out, especially in sub-districts where fire occurrences are most frequent, so that effective prevention and mitigation efforts can be determined to dealing with this incident in the future.