Abstract:
Forest and land fire prevention measures are the most important component of the entire
forest and land fire suppression system. Even though Tambrauw Regency, especially in the
Kebar district, is not yet an area prone to forest and land fires, how effective is the
implementation of community group activities concerned with fire in this area and how the
community's perceptions are in its prevention and control, it is necessary to conduct research
as a basis for future management of this district. This research was conducted in Manarai and
Jafai villages, Kebar district, using the interview method. Data collection techniques for
internal factors and external factors that influence people's perceptions and participation are
recorded and adjusted for the variables and the scores are calculated to determine the low,
medium or high categories and descriptive and qualitative analyzes are carried out. The results
of this study indicate that the formation of a fire-care community group in Kebar District did
not provide satisfactory results because it had not yet reached the national medium-term target
to be achieved in preventing forest and land fires, namely a reduction in the number of hotspots
by 10% and a decrease in the number of burned areas by 10%. in 2019 from the 2015 baseline.
However, when viewed from the indicators of community perceptions in preventing forest and
land fires, it is quite good. Even the socio-economic aspects of the community do not affect the
value of the community's perception of preventing forest and land fires in Kebar District.
