spot fires
Isolated flame outbreaks
Spot fires are small fires that ignite ahead of or around a main fire, started when burning embers are carried by wind or convection currents to new locations.
Firefighters must constantly monitor for spot fires, which can spread a blaze unpredictably or trap crews.
Figuratively, to spot fires is to address problems as they arise reactively: I spent all day spotting fires instead of doing real work.
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- firebrandsPassionate agents of change
- burnDamage by heat
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- bushfiresUncontrolled flames in wilderness
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spot firesfire front
Advancing edge of blaze
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