Fire. A 24-year-old helicopter pilot from Chalon, France, was at the heart of Canada's megafires.

It's 2 p.m. this Sunday in La Ronge, Canada, when Théo Coulon picks up the phone to tell us about his missions. A helicopter pilot for a major air transport and services company, this Chalon-sur-Saône native has been logging flying hours for a year. His goal: to gain experience and skills.

"The company does a lot of different things. We can go from sightseeing flights to news cameras, expeditions for geologists, research, aerial work moving materials..." For the past month and a half, forest fires have been keeping this 24-year-old busy.

"May isn't supposed to be an active month for wildfires. This year compares to 2015, with many fires approaching cities. We have melting...

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