Forest and land fires occur repeatedly in Indonesia and have caused adverse impacts. Forest and land fires in Indonesia are almost entirely due to human behavior, therefore it is actually more preventable and controllable rather than natural-induced fires. The low capacity of human resources (HR) in controlling forest and land fire became one of the important causes of why the fire in Indonesia is still often difficult to control. This study aims to formulate a model of HR capacity building strategy of forest and land fire controlling in Indonesia with a soft system methodology approach, involving several expert respondents who also represent various related stakeholders. This method describes the problem-solving flow based on a mutual agreement through the stages of describing problem situations, building a conceptual model, comparing the model with the real world and taking corrective action of the problematic situation. This research contributes three conceptual models of HR capacity development activities, they are developing a system/pattern of HR capacity development for effectiveness and program synergy, developing more meaningful capacity building program through the internalization of spiritual values, and developing institutional capacity in the framework of community HR capacity optimization.
