In questa intervista, la corrispondente Polly Nash parla con il vigile del fuoco Cami Schafer di uno dei tanti effetti spaventosi del cambiamento climatico; la minaccia sempre crescente di incendi in tutto il mondo. L’anno scorso la California è stata colpita dal Dixie Fire, il più grande incendio boschivo nella storia dello stato. Burning for four months, the Dixie Fire destroyed over a thousand buildings and devastated entire towns. Cami Schafer, who was fighting this fire alongside her colleagues, gives insights into her daily work, her struggles and most importantly, what kept her sane and motivated during the demanding operation.

“You try not to be emotionally attached but you can’t really help it. Those are people’s houses, people’s livelihood, that’s all they have. But then we have to hustle and keep going the next day.”