In fight against Canada fires, dancing South Africa crews are a familiar and uplifting sight

In the fight against Canada's wildfires, South Africa crews are a familiar and uplifting sight. It's the fifth time they've deployed to Canada, which is facing its worst fire season ever and one that has sent dangerous smoke across North America and all the way to Europe. Some three dozen firefighters could be seen earlier this month in a parking lot near the woods in central Alberta, singing, dancing and chanting as they prepared to go to work. Trevor Abrahams, managing director of the agency that employs the firefighters, said it's all part of tradition. The South African crews have to adjust to differences in fighting fires in Canada compared to back in their homeland.