France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (C) signs an agreement for the acquisition of two De Havilland Canadair DHC-515 firefighting aircrafts with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada's Vice-President Jean-Philippe Cote (2ndL) and Canadian Commercial Corporation's Business Development Director Mathieu Lacroix (2ndR) on the sidelines ofa demonstration as part of the launch of the national wildfire prevention campaign at Nimes-Garons civil security air base in Nimes, southern France on June 4, 2026. Fire retardant is a chemical product applied ahead of a fire's path to slow its spread, with its distinctive red color allowing pilots and ground crews to identify where it has already been dropped and create continuous containment lines. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP via Getty Images)