Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

2025 Wildfire Season: Devastating Wildfires in South Korea

Direct link to video from WKRN News 2 on YouTube

Thanks to my friends at the B10 NJ Wildfire Page and yesterdays edition (March 25th) of Wildfire News of the Day by Mike Archer who made me aware of the devastating wildfires in South Korea that have burned over 40,000 acres and killed 24 people, 26 are injured and more than 23,000 people were evacuated. If I am not mistaken the wildfires began on or about Friday, March 21st. The video that I embedded above was shared today on the B10 NJ Wildfire Page. It appears that weather conditions favorable to wildfires will continue in South Korea for at least a day or so.

Included among the articles shared in yesterday's edition of Wildfire News of the Day are these three articles.

The 6 minute video that I embed below is from BBC. You will learn more about these wildfires if you take a few moments to watch the video.