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Noun: firefighting  'fI(-u)r,fI-ting
  1. Putting out a fire; being a firefighter
     
  2. Quickly solving urgent problems, esp. other people's problems
    "Having been in administrative roles myself I know that often too much time is spent firefighting leaving little time for planning"

Encyclopedia: Firefighting

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