Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
Usage examples of "fight fires".
The passageways up forward are filled with smoke and they're grabbing guys to fight fires.
It was used for storing things besides arms, the picks and shovels used to fight fires, livestock equipment, straw for archery practice.
There was a troop of brownclad Woodsmen, a common Talent among the Hidaman Mountains where they are much valued to fell timber and fight fires because of their ability to foretell where fires will happen and move earth and start backfires of their own.
By a touch of irony the bomb which hit the naval camp dropped just as the ratings had been brought from their comparatively safe shelters to form working-parties to help fight fires.
As it was, however, the women put aside their rich clothing and began filling every available container with water to have available to fight fires.
But down here they can fight fires, handle triage, keep watch as engineers repair vital systems.