Sentence examples for get a fire started from inspiring English sources

Mr. Famie had already distinguished himself on Day 1 as the guy who could not get a fire started.

He'd been in the living room the last few hours, reading and drinking and napping and listening to music and for about a half hour, because his wife wanted one, trying to get a fire started with wet wood.

"When you get a fire started with that kind of wind, there's not much you can do to stop it," said Tom Wordell, a wildfire analyst with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, who has been monitoring the Hayman Fire.

A rolled-up newspaper, the cover of a paperback novel, or whatever paper material is available to you will help get a fire started.

Having materials ready for use will allow you to save a massive amount of energy, as there is nothing more disheartening than to finally get a fire started only to have it die out.

An umbrella may not seem like camping gear, but it is invaluable for necessary trips from the tent, huddling under to get a fire started, fixing your tent fly or to keep a baby in a backpack carrier dry.

Kurt gets a fire started in the stove.

Account for everyone in the house if a fire starts, then get everybody out immediately without stopping to collect material goods.

It also made an eerie parallel: it had rained at the 1933 book burning, and the organizers had had a hard time getting the fire started.

The only challenge was getting the fire started, which I finally accomplished after about 17 matches.

After getting the fire started, use logs as large as the firebox will accommodate.