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Indonesian police deploy 322 personnel to strengthen forest-fire prevention education

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • Indonesia’s police are deploying 322 personnel to South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
  • The task force will focus on education, communication and community-based prevention of forest and land fires rather than relying only on law enforcement after fires begin.
  • Officials said local residents, village leaders, firefighters’ groups and traditional figures should form part of the prevention network.

Indonesia’s police are sending 322 personnel to four regions to strengthen efforts to prevent forest and land fires through direct engagement with communities.

The second wave of the Education, Outreach and Prevention Task Force will work in South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan. The deployment is intended to bring prevention closer to residents through education, communication and a more humane approach.

Our colleagues must truly be present among the people. Build good communication, provide understanding and invite communities to prevent fires together from an early stage.

· Dedi PrasetyoThe deputy police chief addressed personnel before their deployment.

Deputy National Police Chief Dedi Prasetyo said prevention could not depend only on law enforcement after fires had already started. “Our colleagues must truly be present among the people,” he said. “Build good communication, provide understanding and invite communities to prevent fires together from an early stage.”

Come with a good and humane approach. Listen to the people, understand conditions in the field, then provide education that is easy to understand.

· Dedi PrasetyoHe instructed the task force to engage communities without a lecturing approach.

The group includes 64 participants from Sespimti, 207 from Sespimmen, 29 from SPPK and 22 assistants. They will serve for 10 days, or longer depending on local needs and developments. An earlier group of 189 trainees had already been deployed, making the second wave part of a continuing rotation.

Prasetyo instructed personnel not to arrive with a lecturing attitude. They should listen to residents, understand local conditions and provide practical guidance, including avoiding burning, protecting the environment and reporting possible fires quickly. He said residents were not objects of fire management but part of the solution, alongside community police officers, military village officers, fire-aware community groups, village heads and traditional leaders.

Forest and land fires are not only the responsibility of the police or the government. This is our shared responsibility.

· Dedi PrasetyoHe emphasized community participation in preventing fires from spreading.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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