diff --git a/code/ZAS/Variable Settings.dm b/code/ZAS/Variable Settings.dm
index 911c5326d4b..52615bed3a8 100644
--- a/code/ZAS/Variable Settings.dm	
+++ b/code/ZAS/Variable Settings.dm	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var/global/vs_control/vsc = new
 	var/fire_firelevel_multiplier_DESC = "Multiplied by the equation for firelevel, affects mainly the extingiushing of fires."
 
 //	var/fire_fuel_energy_release = 397000
-	var/fire_fuel_energy_release = 200000
+	var/fire_fuel_energy_release = 250000
 	var/fire_fuel_energy_release_NAME = "Fire - Fuel energy release"
 	var/fire_fuel_energy_release_DESC = "The energy in joule released when burning one mol of a burnable substance"
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
index 6b85f3573d2..d527413a2c9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 		if(locate(/obj) in src)
 			for(var/obj/thing in src)
 				thing.loc = get_turf(src)
-				thing.throw_at(target,10,rand(45,50))
+				thing.throw_at(target,10,rand(25,40))
 				user.visible_message(
 					"<span class='danger'>[user] fires [src] and launches [thing] at [target]!</span>",
 					"<span class='danger'>You fire [src] and launch [thing] at [target]!</span>")