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The Eastern Regional Forest Service announced that they had successfully extinguished a wildfire in Songyang-myeon, Yangyang County on December 10, 2025, with the cooperation of relevant agencies, including the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Wildfire Prevention Center, Yangyang County, Yangyang National Forest Management Office, Forest Aviation Headquarters, and Fire Department within 1 hour and 8 minutes. The remaining embers were cleared by around 1:10 PM.
To respond to the wildfire disaster, 10 wildfire-fighting helicopters, 15 wildfire-fighting vehicles, 27 fire trucks, and 215 firefighters were deployed. The wildfire report was received at around 10:38 AM, and the situation was rapidly communicated to relevant agencies simultaneously.
Sudden gusts of wind in the wildfire-affected area caused some spread, but proactive initial efforts helped prevent further expansion. Efficient response measures ensured that potential damage near the nearby Donghae Expressway was prevented.
The Eastern Regional Forest Service’s Fire Prevention Measures Headquarters urged cooperation in managing fire hazards and preventing wildfires, especially since there are ongoing dry weather warnings for the Gangwon East Coast and mountainous regions, indicating continuous wildfire risk.