Name: Firefighters in the Heart of Danger
Released: 2020-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Fire! Fire! Provence is burning! Canadairs, trackers, helicopters and fire engines fight the worst forest fires the area has seen in 20 years. Faced with the flames, the battle seems unwinnable but teams of fire-fighters risk their lives to save people as well as houses and woodland.

2020 · 35m

EPISODE 1

Serial Fires

After a hot, dry spring, the woodland around Marseille was ready to go up in flames.
EPISODE 2

Kick-Off

Provence has the hottest, driest summers in France. Day after day, the sun shines over the exceptionally dry forests.
EPISODE 3

Pressure is Rising

Summer has arrived sooner than normal in the Bouches du Rhone with temperatures well over 30 degrees Celsius.
EPISODE 4

Pyromaniacs

1600 acres of woodland have already burned in June and July and the Bouches du Rhone fire-fighters are exhausted.
EPISODE 5

Historic Fire

Halfway through a hot, dry summer, the slightest spark sets off fires.
EPISODE 6

Calanques in Danger

The Bouches du Rhone department has just been through the worst fire season in a decade.

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