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A drone sits on pavement while officials stand in the background at an outdoor demonstration site.

Gov't to consider easing regulations to deploy drones in wildfire battles

The government is considering easing drone regulations to allow large UAVs to help fight major wildfires, including at night.

2026.7.2

Firefighters are seen during an operation to extinguish a wildfire that broke out in a mountain in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang on Jan. 24. [KOREA FOREST SERVICE]

Wildfires erupt in multiple regions Sunday, Korea Forest Service mounts all out emergency response

Wildfires erupted in multiple regions across Korea on Sunday upon dry weather spells combined with gusty winds, leading the Korea Forest Service to engage in an all-out emergency response.

2026.1.25

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Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee, center is seen inspecting military readiness of choppers to prepare for scenarios of a wildfire breakout on Sept. 10, 2025. [YONHAP]

Defense ministry examines operational readiness against wildfires ahead of peak season

The Ministry of National Defense on Friday held a meeting with officials in charge of antiwildfire operations to discuss ways to respond effectively to wildfires ahead of the spring wildfire peak season.

2026.1.23

Smoke rises as wildfires burn in forested areas near Concepcion, Chile, on Jan. 18. [AP/YONHAP]

Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 15 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave.

2026.1.19

Pianist Paik Kun-woo speaks during a press conference at Geoam Art Hall in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on May 16, 2024. [UNIVERSAL MUSIC]

Pianist Paik Kun-woo to hold concert for North Gyeongsang wildfire victims

Pianist Paik Kun-woo will perform a concert at Goun Temple in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang to comfort residents affected by one of the worst wildfires in Korean history.

2025.10.8

A civil protection officer watches a wildfire burning in the village of Gramaca, Oliveira do Hospital municipality, central Portugal, on Aug. 13. The fire, which started in the nearby village of Piodao, has spread to neighbouring Arganil and other areas prompting the deployment of more than 600 firefighters. [EPA/YONHAP]

Wildfires kill at least 3 and displace thousands across southern Europe

Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.

2025.8.14

A Turkish helicopter drops water on the flames as it helps fight a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside on July 7. [AP/YONHAP]

Syrian wildfires spread due to heavy winds and war remnants

Syrian firefighters are facing heavy winds, high temperatures and ordnance left behind from the 13-year civil war as they try to extinguish some of country's worst wildfires in years, a government minister said Monday.

2025.7.8

This photo provided by the Maui Fire Department shows smoke from a fire burning in Kahikinui, Hawaii, on the island of Maui on June 15. [AP/YONHAP]

50 evacuated amid fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii's Maui island

A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed over 100 people two years ago.

2025.6.17

A helicopter deployed to fight the wildfire that broke out on Mount Hamji in Daeju is seen spraying water from above on April 29. [NEWS1]

Daegu, Gangwon wildfires reignite, firefighters dispatched to contain blazes

Wildfires in Daegu and Inje, Gangwon, that were previously extinguished have reignited, prompting forest authorities to dispatch aircraft and personnel to contain the blazes.

2025.4.30

Fire authorities issued a Level 3 response to a fire that broke out at Mount Hamji in Daegu on April 28. [YONHAP]

Wildfire on Daegu's Mount Hamji tears through 140 acres

A wildfire on Mount Hamji in Daegu prompted a national emergency response, involving 19 helicopters and 165 personnel, with more than 1,200 residents evacuated and no reported casualties.

2025.4.28