All power sets in CoH/V have secondary effects. Fire is a simply about damage. Your attacks do damage and the secondary effect is extra damage, usually DoT. Because of this, you can do some ridiculous amounts of damage and if you like to see massive groups of enemies dropping like George Bush's approval ratings, Fire Blast is for you.
Flares
 | Score |  | 4 of 5 |  |
| Unslotted Strength | | 5.6 x Brawl | |
| Defiance Boost | | 6.6% | |
Summary
As with all blasters, you actually want to take your weakest attack because of Defiance. It's one of the 3 powers you can fire while Mezzed and it also recharges quickly which helps to build your Defiance meter.
How to Use
It depends on your playstyle, but it's good to keep in your attack chain when fighting single-target enemies because of it's fast recharge and Defiance buff. And of course you should be using it whenever stunned. Otherwise, if you have a choice to hit this or another power that does more damage, you should probably hit the other power.
