Disaster Communications to Support Mitigation of Future Wetlands Fire

Fire disasters occurred in developing countries and developed countries including Indonesia. The frequency of peatland fires has increased every year. Thus, communication is needed to support disaster mitigation program. One form of communications is the mass media. The mass media can serve as an early warning system and education for the community. The purpose of this research is to provide an overview of the disaster communications to support mitigation wetlands fire in the future by applying research methods study literature and text analysis framing the news on disasters both in print and online media. The findings of the study reveal that disaster communications can support peatland fire mitigation with the government's support in providing information on fire disaster. Optimization of disaster communications in an integrated manner is essential in disaster mitigation. Successful disaster mitigation is expected to minimize the peat fires in the future. Synergy of mass media and the public are also indispensable in the distribution of fire disaster information.