Analisis Daerah Rawan Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan pada Kawasan Wisata Alam di Kabupaten Karo

Abstract

Karo Regency is located in the Bukit Barisan range and most of its area is high land and is an upstream river area and there are two active volcanoes. The tourism objects in Karo Regency are beautiful panoramas of mountainous areas, waterfalls, hot springs and unique culture. Forest and land fires are one of the important problems to pay attention to because of the impact they have on the environment, especially in Karo Regency because of its huge potential for natural tourism development. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) are used to determine the fire prone areas of forest and land fires. The aim of this research is to identify the fire prone areas of forest and land fires in Karo Regency and also to analyze the potential of tourist attractions affected by fire disasters. The results of this research show that an area of 110.992,511 Ha (50.78%) is in the very high level of vulnerability category, 65.168,625 Ha (29.81%) is in the high category, 30.291,340 Ha (13.86%) is in the medium category, 12.125,529 Ha (5.54%) low category and 13,174 Ha (0.01%) very low category. 60% of tourist attraction locations in Karo Regency are in the Very High category of vulnerability. Fire control and prevention strategies are carried out using a community, stakeholder and natural landscape-based approach.