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Mopping Up
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:00 pm
by celestial_insight
What is the definition of mopping up vs blacking / blackening out please?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:54 pm
by Millsy
Blackening out an area.
Making sure that nothing has any hot spots or is releasing any embers.
Pretty much making sure the area is dead from any source of heat.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:24 pm
by Fastlane
Blackening out is a way of mopping up a fire.
Small fires, this is OK. With large fires, there's usually an area which you blacken out from all sides as it's not practical to blacken out the whole thing.
Re: Mopping Up
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:24 pm
by chrissss
celestial_insight wrote:What is the definition of mopping up vs blacking / blackening out please?
they both mean the same thing just depends on the person.
chris
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:18 pm
by celestial_insight
Blackening out was clear, mopping up wasn't but now is. Thanks