Mopping Up

Mopping up is a term used for the act of making a fire safe after it has been controlled, as by firing small unburned areas between the control line and the edge of a fire, removing unburnt inflammable materials in the area, extinguishing smouldering fires with earth or water, etc. Rarely, if ever, completed until all of the fire has been put out.

Nearby pages
Moraines, Moral Hazard, Moralities, Morarji Desai, Moravia, Moravians