Tense questioned

I was told this is written incorrectly in mixed present and past tense.

first sentence happens now, the next the person said is past tense.

I kind of agree that this might be better; "Fires are too small" and "She is not ready"

This is a short story, and I know I am telling here, it is establishing the setting quickly. (a dragon mother's frantic nesting)

 

The criticism is correct. Correcting it to consistently narrate in past tense:

I would not recommend correcting everything to present tense instead.

 

Thanks, I went through and corrected it, tried in present and past, I agree past tense seemed to sound better.

 

cog is correct... as usual...

 

Agreed. It is possible to mix tenses, but it's an advanced technique and needs careful handling. That passage just seemed to jump around.