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Ronnie Villanueva, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s interim chief, told The Times that his firefighters were on high alert for brush fires after months of light rainfall left heaps of dry vegetation ready to serve as kindling.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Kenny stated that a similar but different brand of fire-starter kindling as was used in the Bushwick arson was used in Wednesday’s incident.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The next few weeks in particular are expected to bring hot, dry weather, which could turn all that veg to kindling.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
No more worrying about gathering tinder or kindling in the dark.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Kenny stated that a similar but different brand of fire-starter kindling as was used in the Bushwick arson was used in Wednesday’s incident.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The next few weeks in particular are expected to bring hot, dry weather, which could turn all that veg to kindling.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
No more worrying about gathering tinder or kindling in the dark.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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“Kindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindling. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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kindling
noun
kin·dling
ˈkin-(d)liŋ 
: material that burns easily and is used to start a fire
Medical Definition
kindling
noun
kind·ling
ˈkin-dliŋ
: the electrophysiological changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated intermittent exposure to a subthreshold electrical or chemical stimulus (as one causing seizures) so that there develops a usually permanent decrease in the threshold of excitability
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