fight fires
Extinguish burning structures
To fight fires is to combat and extinguish blazes, the core work of firefighters: She's been fighting fires for twenty years.
The phrase extends to any urgent crisis management—containing damage, solving emergencies as they arise: The whole team spent the week fighting fires after the server crash.
Fighting fires suggests reactive rather than preventive work.
End combustion forcibly
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
rescue · evacuation · first responders · brigade · 911 · emergency services · siren · water hose
Limiting further harm
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- mitigationReduction of severity
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
intervention · management · recovery · escalation · disruption · turmoil · pressure · challenge
Adhesive strip for cuts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- ad hocFor this purpose specifically
improvised · scramble · knee-jerk · last-minute · on-the-fly · hasty · expedient · jury-rigged
extinguish
End combustion forcibly
smoke · rescue · evacuation · first responders · brigade · 911 · emergency services · siren · water hose · hazard
damage control
Limiting further harm
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- mitigationReduction of severity
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
stabilization · intervention · management · recovery · escalation · disruption · turmoil · pressure · challenge · setback
band-aid
Adhesive strip for cuts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
ad hoc · improvised · scramble · knee-jerk · last-minute · on-the-fly · hasty · expedient · jury-rigged · provisional
fight firesignite
Start burning something
torch · fan the flames · burn down · incinerate · add fuel to the fire
fight firesarson
Criminal deliberate burning
firebombing · pyromania · sabotage · incendiarism · torching
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