I tried to fit this split into my small firebox and it wouldn't go, so I tossed it out in the driveway with the intent to move it in the morning for a slimming down. I had it in the stove on coals for no more that 20 seconds. It was a bit punky and I had to brush some of the orange edges a bit, but there were still some small spots of orange. Since there was snow in the drive I thought it would bounce around enough to go out. This is what it looked like in the morning: