spark plug

Char Miller, a professor of environmental history at Pomona College and author of “Burn Scars,” a history of U.S. wildfire suppression, said new development was the “spark plug” for many of the region’s fires.

Meanwhile, tune-ups, oil changes and spark plug replacements are now things of the past at the South Pasadena Police Department.

Lizotte, meanwhile, brings a different kind of energy as the Kings’ spark plug and emotional leader, especially on the penalty kill.

“If I’m being completely honest, I think she could come off the bench and be a spark plug for somebody right now,” Koclanes said.

Said coach Mike Dulaney: “That guy is such a spark plug and plays the game so effortlessly. We got to get him to do intramural or something.”