diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/ability/FireAbility.java b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/ability/FireAbility.java
index 92661ae6..48e1fc83 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/ability/FireAbility.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/ability/FireAbility.java
@@ -175,7 +175,18 @@ public abstract class FireAbility extends ElementalAbility {
 	 * @return null if no ignitable block found in the range
 	 */
 	public static Block getIgnitable(final Block block, final int range) {
-		Block top = GeneralMethods.getTopBlock(block.getLocation(), range).getRelative(BlockFace.UP);
+		return getIgnitable(block, range, range);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the topmost ignitable block within the specified range from the given block
+	 * @param block checked block and center of range
+	 * @param up up on the y-axis from the block to check
+	 * @param down down on the y-axis from the block to check
+	 * @return null if no ignitable block found in the range
+	 */
+	public static Block getIgnitable(final Block block, final int up, final int down) {
+		Block top = GeneralMethods.getTopBlock(block.getLocation(), up, down).getRelative(BlockFace.UP);
 		
 		if (isIgnitable(top)) {
 			return top;
diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/firebending/BlazeArc.java b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/firebending/BlazeArc.java
index 457a50f6..8d8397b1 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/firebending/BlazeArc.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/firebending/BlazeArc.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class BlazeArc extends FireAbility {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			final Block ignitable = getIgnitable(block, 1);
+			final Block ignitable = getIgnitable(block, 0, 2);
 			if (ignitable != null) {
 				this.ignite(ignitable);
 			}