Land fire is one of the phenomena occur in Indonesia.

It happens because the dry season makes the soil

dry and flammable. Some of the incident land fire often occur in the peatlands make the fires spread
easily. Land fire often occurs in the areas of Kalimantan and Sumatera. Land fire occurs due to two
factors; unintentionally and intentional, which has a negative effect on millions of people.

The first cause of The land fire, it is one of the factors Unintentionally. The land fire comes from a long
summer and hot temperature. When a long summer, the land fire will be easy to occur especially in
Kalimantan and Sumatera. The hot temperature results in the land or forest fires, especially in the
peatlands. Stalk, twig, and leaf dry is the source of fuel potential to occur the land fire. If it had triggered
such as friction between stalk and twig, it will make fire. Then, the fire will spread quickly.

A second cause of the land fire can occur because intentional by humans. The land fire can be caused by
other people or the owner's land. One of the reasons the land fire because they want to clean up the
land. Then, land fire occurs because a lot of people not responsible for that. They throw carelessly
cigarette butts in the dry land and it makes the land dry become more easy on fire especially in the
peatlands.

However, land fires caused by natural factors and human errors. On the other hand, it has an effect on
society.

As a consequence, the land fire resulted in thick smoke and it gives a negative impact on health and
human activity. When the land fire happens, many people suffer from thick smoke. land fire gives an
effect on health especially breathing and the lung such as asthmatic. Then, it makes irritation to the eyes
and skin. The eyes become red or sore and skin becomes irritation such as itchy. The other effect of land
fire is on human activity such as The activity of learning disturbed and many of the roads covered in a
thick smoke. Consequently, a lot of students do not come to school.

Conclusion: To sum up, land fire in Kalimantan and Sumatera resulted in thick smoke and the cause of
the land fire have two factors that are unintentionally and intentional. The result of land fires gives a
negative effect on humans such as health and activity.