The water was to keep the fire from spreading.

We'll be here all night, depending on how far we get.

We'll probably be here until the end of our shift at 8 in the morning. The original crew is still here and they haven't had dinner.

It worked. The dirt stopped the fire from spreading.

We needed a tremendous amount of manpower to get the water and the hose up to extinguish the fire,

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.