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Abstract Peatlands in Indonesia cover an area of more than 7% of the land area, around 14.95 million hectares spread over the islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Papua, and a small part of Sulawesi. Peatlands are made use of by establishing a drainage system and clearing land. Due to the peatland’s inability to absorb water, land fires and irreversible drying are all consequences. This also takes place in a protected forest in Liang Anggang Protected Forest. The purpose of this study is to reduce the risk of fire in Liang Anggang Protected Forest by establishing a correlation between the drought index on peatlands and infiltration data. Based on an understanding of the hydrological processes that occur in peatlands, which are characterized by reduced rainfall, high drought index values, and the soil’s ability to absorb water, especially in the dry season. From June to October, especially in September, the soil is very dry. It is vulnerable to fire. Extreme caution is required in the land management process with fire from the citizens around the area.
Novitasari et al. (Wed,) studied this question.