On the front lines of fire

As wildfires spread across countries, firefighters and volunteers cross borders to battle an increasingly relentless threat.

1. A firefighter battling a wildfire in Deliblatska Pescara, Serbia. Emergency services are tackling multiple blazes across the country as strong winds, extreme heat and prolonged drought fuel dangerous fire conditions. — Reuters

2. A French Civil Security Canadair CL-415 aircraft flying over flames consuming a forest near Cotignac, southeastern France. France has endured three heatwaves since May, with increasingly frequent extreme weather linked to climate change fuelling wildfires and causing thousands of excess deaths. — AFP

3. Piles of ceramic items are set aside at Donna Light’s former apartment after a wildfire swept through northwest spokane, Washington. Dangerous heat has gripped the United States as dozens of wildfires burn across the West. — AP

4. Romanian firefighters and volunteers working to contain a wildfire near a house in Loumpa, West attica, greece. greece has repeatedly called in foreign firefighters and rescue teams to help battle major wildfires during increasingly severe fire seasons. — Bloomberg

5. Greg Krauter, who was forced to evacuate his Summerland property with his seven goats in the middle of the night due to the Bald Range wildfire, walks with three of them outside an evacuee centre in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. — The Canadian Press via AP

6. A dog rescued from recent wildfires looks on at a temporary shelter inside a stadium in Megara, Greece. — AP

7. A Ukrainian firefighter assisting French units battling a wildfire in Le Porge, France. Wildfires have raged across Europe in recent weeks, particularly in France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated. — Reuters

8. An area scorched by a wildfire surrounds structures in El Tiemblo, Avila province, Spain. — AP