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No they aren't. Monty said so himself, that the fire in her hair is a secondary effect of her semblance. Let's look it at this way: Yang is a locomotive, every hit is like a piece of coal for her and makes her stronger which in result lights her fire even more. She also can use this fire to shoot like how she charges at Junior and some fire comes out of her feet making her faster.