not to last very long
“[…]la solution trouvée pour stopper la fuite a été de mettre des ballots de paille en aval du centre de tri, révèle un rapport d’inspection provincial. Mais la barrière de fortune n’a pas fait long feu. « Il y a eu un coup d’eau pendant la nuit, et ça a tout foutu le camp », se souvient l’ancien maire Richard Labonté. .” — […] The solution that was found to block the leak was to place bales of hay downhill from the sorting station, a provincial inspection report reveals. But the improvised barrier did not last long. "There was an inrush of water during the night, and it all washed away," recalls former mayor Richard Labonté.
Literally, “not to make long fire”. The image is of a flame that burns out quickly. The origin is different from that of faire long feu.