A 9/11 firefighter in the Mediterranean: The volunteer brigade on the front line of Spain’s wildfires
A major fire in 2016 left a lasting impact on the Alicante municipality of Jávea, which developed a prevention plan and relies on trained personnel to respond from the very first minute
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Wildfires Slow in France and Spain, but Worse May Be Ahead
Firefighters have contained vast fires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain’s prime minister said the next 12 hours would be “decisive.”
By Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic
Read full article →I joined the fight against France’s wildfires. What I witnessed was extraordinary
As France battles its biggest crisis since World War 2, James C. Reynolds describes his time with the relentless volunteer firefighters in Gironde who are using everything from watering cans to water bowsers to dampen the flames
By James C. Reynolds
Read full article →A 9/11 firefighter in the Mediterranean: The volunteer brigade on the front line of Spain’s wildfires
A major fire in 2016 left a lasting impact on the Alicante municipality of Jávea, which developed a prevention plan and relies on trained personnel to respond from the very first minute
By Esther Sánchez García
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