South Korea Wildfire Response

Timeframe: 2025-Present

Peace Winds America works in alliance with Peace Winds Japan and Peace Winds Korea to respond to disasters and crises around the world.

On March 21, 2025, the worst wildfires on record in South Korea broke out in South Gyeongsang Province. They displaced about 37,000 people and killed 32 others. A Peace Winds team responded immediately, working alongside local responders and other aid groups to provide food, clothing, supplies, and medical consultations to first responders and survivors living in evacuation centers.

Peace Winds continues to support recovery, with a special focus on isolated areas where other organizations are providing less support. Many of the evacuees here are elderly. Programs encompass distribution of essential supplies, hot food and community meals, bath and laundry vouchers in partnership with local businesses, and psychosocial and grief care.

Peace Winds Korea also carries out domestic programs to support healthcare and economic opportunities.

Learn more at the program updates below, or visit the Peace Winds Korea website (Korean only).

News from Korea

A Look at How You Helped Communities in Need this Year
December 18, 2025

As we reflect on 2025, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude… Read more >

Grief Care for South Korea’s Wildfire Survivors
August 7, 2025

Three weeks after devastating wildfires broke out in South Korea on March… Read more >

Helping survivors get back to their normal routines two months after Korea wildfires
May 30, 2025

More than two months have passed since catastrophic wildfires broke out in… Read more >

Fighting the Flames: Peace Winds Support for South Korea’s Wildfire Survivors
April 14, 2025

On March 21st, 2025, devastating wildfires spread rapidly in the mountains of… Read more >

Peace Winds Responds to Deadly South Korea Wildfires
April 1, 2025

On March 21, a series of wildfires broke out in Sancheong, South… Read more >