Mop-up definition
Mop-up means action, usually involving the application of water or other means to eliminate heat, remove fuel or reduce the supply of oxygen, sufficient to make a fire safe or reduce residual smoke.
Mop-up means the act of extinguishing or removing burning material from a prescribed fire to reduce smoke impacts.
Mop-up means the tasks involved in digging out or applying water to any remaining burning or smoldering vegetation or other material in order to extinguish it.