Major Burger Flareups. What to do?

Thanks for the responses guys.

I cooked with the lid closed and I did not press down on the burgers. I guess you could say the flareups occured with the lid up though.

I flipped the burgers only once. When I opened the lid to flip the burgers the flames were high enough (and hot enough) that I couldn't flip the burgers without using the spray bottle. Since I had a decent amount of burgers on there, and some dogs too. I had to leave the lid open for a little while to flip the burgers and roll the dogs. Since I had flames, it took even longer than it usually would (so the lid was open for a few minutes).

Everthing ended out okay, but it was definitely chaotic and out of control for a while, and some of the dogs got pretty charred

Ha! Nope, I burbed it, but the flames were almost immediate.

I thought of this though.. Do you cook your burgers on a raised grate? I didn't mine were cooked on the grid in the normal position. Could that be it?

Hmmmm. So what do you mean? You open the lid an inch or two, close it, then repeat if you get a little flaming? But you still don't get the flame with all the oxygen when the lid's open to do the flipping? I wonder if I just had really fatty burgers?

Next time I'll try your multiple burp suggestion and see if that helps.

Thank you very much for the responses and pics.

Closing the bottome vent is a fantastic idea. I never thought of that. You're right,the egg will stay plenty hot at that point.

Thanks for all the great responses. These are the things I learned (for all of you that might have the same problem).
Burp the Egg multiple times before opening.

Possibly cook on a raised grid.

Close the bottom vents after flipping the burgers.

Don't use too much lump.

Thanks again.