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Topic: fire
Definition:

  • the event of something burning (often destructive)
  • "they lost everything in the fire" the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"
  • "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  • "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
  • "they sat by the fire and talked" once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) feelings of great warmth and intensity
  • "he spoke with great ardor" fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
  • "put the kettle on the fire"
  • "barbecue over an open fire" a severe trial
  • "he went through fire and damnation" intense adverse criticism
  • "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
  • "the government has come under attack"
  • "don't give me any flak" start firing a weapon cause to go off
  • "fire a gun"
  • "fire a bullet" bake in a kiln so as to harden
  • "fire pottery" terminate the employment of
  • discharge from an office or position
  • "The boss fired his secretary today"
  • "The company terminated 25% of its workers" go off or discharge
  • "The gun fired" drive out or away by or as if by fire
  • "The soldiers were fired"
  • "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • "arouse pity"
  • "raise a smile"
  • "evoke sympathy" destroy by fire
  • "They burned the house and his diaries" provide with fuel
  • "Oil fires the furnace"

    Related tag cloud:

  • ems
  • police
  • rescue
  • safety
  • firefighter
  • emergency
  • fire department
  • firefighting
  • security
  • insurance
  • fire-ems
  • ambulance
  • firefighters
  • protection
  • alarm
  • fire departments
  • fireman
  • flood
  • emt
  • training
  • 911
    • Resources:

    USA - NFPA
    National Fire Protection Association - publishes fire and buiding safety standards, including the National Electrical Code.
    http://www.nfpa.org/

    United States Fire Administration
    This site provides information on fire data, safety, prevention, public education, technology and training.
    http://www.usfa.fema.gov/

    National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
    Logistical and support center for U.S. wildland firefighting. Coordinates efforts of DOI agencies, Forest Service, National Weather Service, and state/local/tribal/volunteer entities engaged in wildland fire response and prevention.
    http://www.nifc.gov/