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The blaze was 17% contained by Saturday morning as crews were dousing mulch fires in agricultural land north of the 118 Freeway just a few miles east from the fire’s origin in the Somis neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

Firefighters were dousing the roof with water to keep it saturated amid high winds on Mount Hood, said John Burton, marketing director for the lodge.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

For reasons that aren’t known, Cortez left other firefighters who were dousing a simulated fire on the third floor of a training tower and went to a fire escape, the report stated.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020

Farmers were dousing corn and soybean fields there with the weed killer Roundup to wipe out many nuisance plants.

From Scientific American • Mar. 2, 2020

Other campfires were dousing out, and there was an increasing scurry of activity as the beach residents started tying down meager belongings in preparation for changing weather.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi