Gendered flames

‘Miss, it will be better if you find a shaded place to stand. Let your male colleague take the pictures if you need documentation.’ This is the instruction Pak Rahim, leader of the community fire brigade in Tumbang Bulan village, gave to researcher, Hanina. It was a scorching hot afternoon and Hanina and her colleague Hafiz had accompanied the team to this fire site in Mendawai sub-district, Central Kalimantan, to observe their operations.