Forest and land fires have caused losses on social, economic, and ecological aspects in Indonesia. Forest and land fires management will not be optimal without knowing factors causing them. Mount Guntur which belong to Kawah Kamojang Nature Reserve (Mount Guntur) (KKNR) is suffering from forest and land fires almost every year. This study aims to identify the factors causing forest and land fires in KKNR. The research used field observation, in-depth interviews, and field data collection. The results indicate that the factors causing forest and land fires are human factors from sand mining, land preparation, and bird poaching. Drought due to long dry season trigger the fire occurrences. Here, we strongly suggest increasing the knowledge and awareness of forest fire to the people in KKNR to prevent the area from the further destructive forest fire. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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