The firefighters saving the sunstruck coasts of southern Europe from flames say keeping a cool head is key to their work.
Climate change has affected every part of the job, said Slavko Tucakovic, Croatia's chief firefighter.
The landscape is filled with pine trees whose sap burns like gasoline and whose cones act like grenades, one firefighter said.
Some say the decision to join the ranks was a result of following their hearts instead of their heads.
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