The summer of 2016 was a dangerous season in Provence, with severe droughts and record high temperatures. Each time the Mistral wind blew, swaths of forest burst into flames, burning everything in their path and reaching the outskirts of Marseille. For six months, a team of cameramen followed the firefighters to show the reality of their day-to-day lives during the busiest period of the year.

The summer of 2016 was a dangerous season in Provence, with severe droughts and record high temperatures. Each time the Mistral wind blew, swaths of forest burst into flames, burning everything in their path and reaching the outskirts of Marseille. For six months, a team of cameramen followed the firefighters to show the reality of their day-to-day lives during the busiest period of the year.