fight fires

To deal with emergencies or urgent matters, rather than ordinary day-to-day tasks. I spent so much time today fighting fires with our suppliers that I didn't even have a chance to read my e-mails.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bonnie	['bɔni]
Edvard	ED-vahrd (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Czech, Armenian
Yevdokiya	yev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yah	Russian
Quintella	-	English (Rare)
Karl	[ka:l]
Louhi	-	Finnish Mythology