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Setting Fires may refer to: Setting Fires, a collaboration project by Mat Devine and Alain Whyte "Setting Fires" (song), a 2016 single by The Chainsmokers
Setting_Fires
Method of traditional mining
Fire-setting is a method of traditional mining used most commonly from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages. Fires were set against a rock face to
Fire-setting
Irresistance to starting fires
deliberately start fires. An individual with pyromania deliberately sets fires on more than one occasion, and before the act of lighting the fire, the person
Pyromania
2016 single by The Chainsmokers featuring Xylø
"Setting Fires" is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers, released as the final single from the duo's second extended play, Collage (2016). It features
Setting_Fires_(song)
Suicide by setting oneself on fire
Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of
Self-immolation
Oil wells burned by the Iraqi military during the Gulf War
The Kuwaiti oil fires were caused by the Iraqi military setting fire to a reported 605 to 732 oil wells along with an unspecified number of oil-filled
Kuwaiti_oil_fires
American serial arsonist
American history. Following his arrest in April 2005, Sweatt admitted to setting fires for more than 30 years. As of May 2023[update], he was serving his sentence
Thomas_Sweatt
2004 studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan
music videos made for the album ("Panasonic Youth", "Unretrofied", and "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants") directed by Neurosis' Josh Graham. The band decided
Miss_Machine
2016 single by Kenny Chesney featuring Pink
"Setting the World on Fire" is a song written by Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins, and Josh Osborne and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney
Setting_the_World_on_Fire
1666 conflagration in England
in the streets broke down as rumours arose of suspicious foreigners setting fires. The fears of the homeless focused on the French and Dutch, England's
Great_Fire_of_London
Musical artist
Mixer JoAnna James "Try" EP Recorded in 2009, Released in 2011 Setting Fires – Setting Fires was a collaboration between Whyte and Mat Devine. Devine has
Alain_Whyte
Intentional burning of property as a crime
arsonists have been convicted of setting fires either personal entertainment or as a form of hero syndrome. Arsonists may set a fire in an attempt to damage a
Arson
Rapid and hot oxidation of a material
used fire as a tool in landscape management. These fires were typically controlled burns or "cool fires", as opposed to uncontrolled "hot fires", which
Fire
2012 historical horror novel by Christopher Buehlman
Two Fires Review". Kirkus Reviews. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2022. "Between Two Fires Review"
Between_Two_Fires_(novel)
1994 studio album by the Walkabouts
Setting the Woods on Fire is a studio album by the Walkabouts. Jason Ankeny, for AllMusic, wrote: "A sweeping, stately record, it owes a great deal to
Setting_the_Woods_on_Fire
Convicted murderer and woman on death row in Alabama
by Scott before she started the fire. Further police investigations revealed that Scott had a history of setting fires, including incidents at her father's
Christie_Michelle_Scott
Series of wildfires in Croatia
an unnamed 56-year-old suspected of setting seven fires and some shepherds who burned grass for sheep. When fires broke out in the region of Dubrovnik
2007_Croatian_coast_fires
2016 EP by The Chainsmokers
'Closer'". The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Setting Fires" was released as a single the same day of the release of the EP. The
Collage_(EP)
American singer-songwriter
single "Fool's Paradise" on August 5, 2016. The duo was featured on "Setting Fires" by the Chainsmokers, released as part of the Collage EP on November
Paige_Turner_(musician)
American fire investigator and arsonist
Pillow Pyro due to the location of the fires inside retail stores; the Frito Bandito, due to starting some of his fires using potato chips; and the Coin Tosser
John_Leonard_Orr
2025 wildfire in Southern California, US
to the Fires". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2025. Johnson, Kelli; Ramirez, Stephanie (January 16, 2025). "LA fires: $2M Pacific
Palisades_Fire
Fires at the Paris Commune
the emergence of the pétroleuses myth—female incendiaries accused of setting fires. The ruins of the destroyed buildings were not immediately rebuilt,
Fires_in_the_Paris_Commune
2006 wildfire in Southern California
spring of 2006, an arsonist began setting small fires along the area of Banning, California. On May 16, 3 small fires, all less than an acre combined,
Esperanza_Fire
Natural disasters in the USA
arrested for setting fires amplified by Q specifically. There were also rumors that members of far-right groups had started some of the fires, though authorities
2020_Oregon_wildfires
Wildfires in Brazil
the fires. On August 28, Bolsonaro signed a decree banning the setting of fires in Brazil for a period of 60 days, making exceptions for those fires made
2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires
2019_Amazon_rainforest_wildfires
Series of wildfires in California, United States
deaths and damage to property from these two fires made them likely the second and third-most destructive fires in California's history, respectively. In
January 2025 Southern California wildfires
January_2025_Southern_California_wildfires
1993 US law enforcement siege in Texas
maintains the fires were deliberately started by the Branch Davidians. Some Branch Davidian survivors and other experts hold that the fires were accidentally
Waco_siege
1871 conflagration in Illinois, US
city from near and far after the fire. The city government improved building codes to stop the rapid spread of future fires and rebuilt rapidly to those higher
Great_Chicago_Fire
Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
buried organic matter. Ground fires typically burn by smoldering, and can burn slowly for days to months, such as peat fires in Kalimantan and Eastern Sumatra
Wildfire
Musical artist
Major Lazer featuring Wild Belle – "Be Together" The Chainsmokers – "Setting Fires" Zella Day – "Compass", "Hypnotic", "High", "Wonderwall" Above & Beyond
Vanic
1923 mass murder in Chiba, Japan
earthquake, Koreans are setting fires in various places, and...in Tokyo there are those who possess bombs, pour oil, and set fires". It urged regional directors
Fukuda_Village_Incident
Child with an urge to set fires
distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension. Child pyromania is the rarest form of fire-setting.[failed verification] Most young
Pyromania_in_children
Bombing in Pakistan
The 2009 Karachi bombing or Ashura attack took place on 28 December 2009 inside a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura, at Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2009_Karachi_bombing
American serial arsonist and murderer
setting over 107 fires and admitted to setting over 76 of them, making him one of the most prolific serial arsonists in American history. His fires killed
Paul_Kenneth_Keller
1865 American Civil War battle
city, and some were setting fires. Finally, winds died down around 2 am on the 18th, and the Union army was able to extinguish the fire. Further garrison
Capture_of_Columbia
1922 fire during the Greco-Turkish War
trying to prevent the rape of a servant girl." Naimark. Fires of Hatred, p. 249. Naimark, Fires of Hatred, p. 49. Milton. Paradise Lost, p. 306. Milton
Burning_of_Smyrna
Wildfire in India
fires were a series of widespread wildfires that took place in Uttarakhand, India, between April and May 2016. Officials detected nearly 1,600 fires,
2016_Uttarakhand_forest_fires
April 1914 massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War
militia: fired the two largest buildings—the strikers' stores—and going from tent to tent, poured oil on the flimsy structures, setting fire to them.
Ludlow_Massacre
Sexual gratification from fire and fire-starting activity
associated with fire, spending time at the local fire station, setting fires in order to be affiliated with the fire department; and either showing indifference
Pyrophilia
Mythical beast from Brazil
refers to either a will-o'-the-wisp, a mythical fire snake which guards against humans setting fire to the fields or forests, or a bull-like creature
Boitatá
Role-playing games supplement
no setting information, and provides rules material for playing in a wide variety of cinematic space opera and cyberpunk settings. One setting, Fires of
D6_Space
American singer, composer and songwriter
Fontana, "Words" and "All Right". She co-wrote The Chainsmokers single "Setting Fires", released in November 2016, and the BTS single "Euphoria", released
Melanie_Fontana
Fires is the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires through
Fires_(military)
2019 arson attacks in Louisiana, United States
16% of the fires at these properties were ruled intentional. John Bel Edwards, the governor of Louisiana, said that the chain of fires was "especially
Louisiana_black_church_fires
1987 film
setting fires to some of the old buildings of a dilapidated neighborhood, while at the same time three women become the new recruits at a local fire station
Firehouse_(1987_film)
fires are connected". KPTV. Retrieved October 28, 2024. Durkin, Alanna; Rush, Claire (October 30, 2024). "Police say the man behind ballot box fires has
Political violence in the 2024 United States presidential election
Political_violence_in_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election
American serial killer (1945–2008)
especially his penchant for starting fires; an Army psychiatrist told her that Shawcross derived sexual arousal from setting fires. After his discharge from the
Arthur_Shawcross
Civilian bombing in Colombia
Highway in the municipality of Cajibío, department of Cauca, Colombia, setting fire to a bus and damaging several vehicles, which resulted in the killing
2026_Cauca_bombing
Series of fires in Israel in November 2016
wave of wildfires and urban fires occurred in Israel from Beersheva in the south to Nahariya in the north. Some of the fires occurred naturally; others
November_2016_Israel_fires
Civil unrest in capital city of the DRC
large crowds were throwing rocks, attacking vehicles, setting up roadblocks, and setting small fires amid the unrest. In addition, local markets and supermarkets
2025_Kinshasa_riots
American anti-abortion activist (born 1956)
herself as a "prisoner of Christ". On June 4, 1995, she pleaded guilty to setting fires at several abortion clinics in Oregon, California and Nevada. She had
Shelley_Shannon
Frequent fires in the Japanese city
the saying "Fires and quarrels are the flowers of Edo" goes. Even in the modern days, the old Edo was still remembered as the "City of Fires" (火災都市). Edo
Fires_in_Edo
American convicted killer/attempted killer (born 1958)
Century". During his trial, Maher confessed to setting the blaze but said he never expected the fire, part of a bizarre plan to ingratiate himself with
Ted_Maher
Allegedly unexplained human incineration
objects often remained undamaged because fire tends to burn upwards, but burns laterally with some difficulty. The fires in question are relatively small, achieving
Spontaneous_human_combustion
Large and destructive fire
Industrial conflagrations include fires at oil refineries, such as the 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire. Wildfires are fires in forests or other undeveloped
Conflagration
American man executed in 2004
meeting just weeks before he was put to death, Willingham admitted setting the fire in response to Stacy's alleged threats of divorce the night before
Cameron_Todd_Willingham
1923 anti-Japanese arson in California
following "a series of six fires there in one day." An individual matching his description was seen leaving two of the fires and attempting to enter a
Japanese_mission_school_fire
American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)
Bearer made references to the "fires of hell," likening The Undertaker's dark secret to The Undertaker's act of setting fire to his face. Under duress, The
Paul_Bearer
Scottish saboteur (1752-1777)
Arethusa for arson in royal dockyards after he was caught setting the rope house at Portsmouth on fire. The mast was struck from the ship and re-erected at
John_the_Painter
Improvised weapon
Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have flown fire bomb kites over the Israel–Gaza barrier, setting fires on the Israeli side of the border, Since the
Incendiary_kite
1869 battle of the Paraguayan War
soldiers died due to fires that swept the battlefield. Some scholars, such as Julio José Chiavenatto, accused the Count of Eu of ordering fires set to kill fallen
Battle_of_Acosta_Ñu
Research, the number of fires from 2024's beginning to 10 June showed a 935% increase compared to the same period in 2023 with 1,315 fires being reported compared
2024_Brazil_wildfires
Prison in British Columbia, Canada
prisoner was stabbed to death while prisoners in three units rioted, setting fires and barricading doors until the ERT responded and locked down the institution
Kent_Institution
2004 film by Tony Scott
charge (Fanning) is kidnapped in Mexico City. This adaptation shifts the setting from Naples, Italy, to Mexico City, diverging from the earlier 1987 film
Man_on_Fire_(2004_film)
Resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Russia
but also for setting fire to cell towers (for example, in the village of Belomestnoye in the Belgorod Oblast) and even for setting fire to cars of people
Russian partisan movement (2022–present)
Russian_partisan_movement_(2022–present)
Dutch communist and alleged arsonist (1909–1934)
convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly setting fire to the Reichstag building—the national parliament of Germany—on 27 February
Marinus_van_der_Lubbe
American rapper (1971–2002)
news in June 1994, when she was arrested for setting fire to Andre Rison's sneakers in a bathtub; the fire ultimately spread to the mansion they shared
Lisa_Lopes
2000 wildfire in South Dakota
history of mental illness and setting fires. During the investigation, Stevenson admitted she could have put out the fire before it spread; she later stated
2000_Jasper_Fire
stated that sabotage might be the cause for the fires. On 4 August, members of the Atesh movement set fire to a relay cabinet in Donetsk. The partisans claim
Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian_resistance_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
High-fantasy setting, created by Games Workshop
fantasy/role-playing settings. The development of the setting began with the release of a game simply called “Warhammer” in 1983. The setting is followed by
Warhammer_Fantasy_(setting)
transportation fires where a ship, train, truck, plane or some other kind of transportation caught on fire. The following is a list of transportation fires. 1800 –
List_of_transportation_fires
1996 mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia
8 persons, 4 counts of aggravated assault and 1 count of unlawfully setting fire to property). All sentences are to be served concurrently. Tasmanian
Port_Arthur_massacre
1982 play by British playwright Tom Stoppard
"25" year old soldier imprisoned for setting fire to the wreath at the Cenotaph. Annie takes him up as a cause. Setting: London in 1982 In the first scene
The_Real_Thing_(play)
Mormon church buildings hit by suspicious fires". Stuff. Retrieved July 20, 2019. "Man Charged in Relation to Fires that Damaged Two New Zealand Church Buildings"
List of attacks against Latter-day Saint churches
List_of_attacks_against_Latter-day_Saint_churches
US Army Air Forces WWII incendiary bomblet
were very useful in China at Hankou, the bombs were very effective in setting fire to Japanese civilian structures in mass firebombing raids starting in
M69_incendiary
abducted 18 native Tahitians and settled on Pitcairn Island, afterwards setting fire to the Bounty. Christian's group continued under the auspices of Ned
History of the Pitcairn Islands
History_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands
Indian serial killer
murderer and a Bajrang Dal activist. He was convicted for leading a mob and setting fire to the station wagon in which the Australian Christian missionary Graham
Dara_Singh_(Bajrang_Dal)
2025 arson attack in Pennsylvania, U.S.
14, 2025). "Cody Balmer was "harboring hatred" toward Shapiro before setting fire at Governor's Residence, documents say". CBS News. Retrieved April 14
2025 Pennsylvania Governor's Residence arson
2025_Pennsylvania_Governor's_Residence_arson
2020 American drama television miniseries
Fires Everywhere | Full episodes | Disney+". "Little Fires Everywhere: Season 1 (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 13, 2021. "Little Fires Everywhere:
Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)
Little_Fires_Everywhere_(miniseries)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection agency
study forest fires and the best means for fighting them and to "show by actual measurements the loss to the State of New Jersey from forest fires". Pinchot
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
New_Jersey_Forest_Fire_Service
English arsonist
Jonathan Martin (1782 – 27 May 1838) was an English arsonist, famous for setting fire to York Minster in 1829. Martin was born at Highside House, near Hexham
Jonathan_Martin_(arsonist)
English musician (born 1961)
for assaulting former business associate James Hewitt with an axe and setting fire to his house. In 1997 Hugh moved to Leeds and then joined a local band
Hugh_Whitaker
Vietnamese Buddhist monk (1897–1963)
not been totally successful. They did manage to prevent one monk from setting fire to himself in Huế in the 1920s, but he starved himself to death instead
Thích_Quảng_Đức
Multi-vehicle arson attack in London, England
made but CCTV, which appears to show three suspects dressed in black setting fire to an ambulance, is being investigated.... CCTV footage released on Monday
2026_Hatzola_arson_attack
British businessman and football club executive
aftermath of the Bradford deaths Heginbotham's reputation for deliberately setting fires received little or no mention in the local press, despite an accusatory
Stafford_Heginbotham
Pre-gunpowder fortress-warfare machines
trebuchets and catapults as a defensive advantage. Other tactics included setting fires against castle walls in an effort to decompose the cement that held
Siege_engine
Correctional Facility in Hominy, Oklahoma
400 to 500 prisoners started breaking windows, throwing rocks, and setting fires. By the time order was restored one inmate was dead from a bullet wound
Dick Conner Correctional Center
Dick_Conner_Correctional_Center
Atmospheric ghost lights
ghoasts": "Many times candles & small fires appeare in the night, and seeme to runne up and downe... Sometime these fires goe alone in the night season, and
Will-o'-the-wisp
of Forestry and Fire Protection have been: In some parts of California, fires recur with some regularity. In Oakland, for example, fires of various size
List_of_California_wildfires
Defunct haunted attraction
a history of setting fires who "kept playing with a lighter in his pocket" and resembled the boy that was said to have started the fire. He says the youth
Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure)
Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)
2004 film by Steven Brill
Mistaken for thieves, the trio is shot at and flees, inadvertently setting fire to the crop with flares. Enraged, the farmers vow to hunt them down.
Without_a_Paddle
English actor (born 1962)
involved in storylines that included his prison sentence in 1989 for setting fire to Seth Armstrong's property, becoming a suspect of whether or not he
Tony_Pitts
Headquarters of the FSB in Moscow, Russia
organizations. In November 2016, the artist Petr Pavlensky held an action - setting fire to the main entrance of the building as a protest "against continuous
Lubyanka_Building
Library in ancient Alexandria, Egypt
off his communication by sea, he was forced to divert that danger by setting fire to his ships, which, after burning the docks, thence spread on and destroyed
Library_of_Alexandria
Grassland from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico around 9000 BC
for greater success when hunting bison. They also used fire in a more active way. By setting fires in a path, they were able to drive ruminants (such as
Great_bison_belt
French revolutionary female arsonists
sheltered. Many individual women were accused of carrying kerosene or setting fires, but two group trials were particularly important. The first trial of
Pétroleuses
2010 film by Paul Haggis
refuses to believe her. He tails a local drug dealer to a meth lab, setting fire to the building and taking the cash at gunpoint, but a shoot-out leaves
The_Next_Three_Days
2025 wildfires in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank
experienced major fires in more than 100 different locations through the Judaean Mountains area. Israel requested help with extinguishing the fires from neighboring
2025_Israel–West_Bank_fires
2005 fire in the Dominican Republic
fire's cause was variously attributed to an inmate riot, guards firing tear gas, or a prisoner setting fire to a mattress. "134 dead in prison fire and
Higüey_Prison_fire
Agricultural practice
Stubble burning is the practice of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, such as rice and wheat, have been harvested
Stubble_burning
SETTING FIRES
SETTING FIRES
Girl/Female
Tamil
Getting stronger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Swedish : variant of Sellin.
Female
Italian
 Pet form of Italian Benedetta, BETTINA means "blessed." Compare with another form of Bettina.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, originally an Old English patronymic from Swēt(a) (see Sweet).English : from Middle English sweting ‘darling’, ‘sweetheart’, hence a nickname for a popular and attractive person, or for somebody who habitually addressed people with the term.
Male
Italian
Pet form of Italian Benedetto, BETTINO means "blessed."
Girl/Female
French, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Pledged to God; House; God's Promise; God is My Oath; Form of Elizabeth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
French Hebrew
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Consecrated to God
Girl/Female
Hindu
Getting stronger
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Runolf Ulfsson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a short form of the personal name Cudbert (see Cuthbert).Americanized spelling of German Kötting or the variant Kotting (see Koetting).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bott.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Nutt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from White.North German : habitational name from a place named Wittingen, near Braunschweig.North German : patronymic from Witt 1.
Female
English
 Elaborated form of English Betty, BETTINA means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Bettina.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name C̄ting, a derivative of C̄ta (see Kite).Irish (of Norman origin) : Americanized form of Céitinn, a Gaelicized form of de Ketyng (probably a habitational name), which was taken to southern Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Swedish
Consecrated to God
Girl/Female
Greek American Hebrew Italian Spanish
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Boy/Male
Native American
Setting sun.
SETTING FIRES
SETTING FIRES
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Warner
Girl/Female
Irish
The color of olive.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil
Devoted; Illuminating; Enlightening; Good Boy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bibby.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Lion
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Bride
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English...
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva's Name
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Melinda, MALINDA means either "black/dark serpent" or "sweet serpent."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord of the Forest
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a.
Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
a.
Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.
n.
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
a.
Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.
a.
Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
n.
The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
n.
The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.
n.
The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret.
v. t.
The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.
a.
Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
n.
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
n.
The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
n.
The act of providong with a seat or seats; as, the seating of an audience.
n.
Anything used in fitting up
n.
Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
a.
Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.
n.
The act of making seats; also, the material for making seats; as, cane seating.
a.
Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
n.
That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.