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fire area

American  

noun

  1. any area of a building that is enclosed by fire-resistant partitions.


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Forestry Scotland allowed crews the use of drones to get an aerial view of the fire area on Sunday.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

County Department of Public Works for rebuilding in unincorporated areas — 76 in the Eaton fire zone and 22 in the Palisades fire area.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2025

The DeGeorgeys have worked 19 burn sites, including the Woolsey fire area, recovering cremains from more than 300 homes.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2025

The agency met its deadline despite the winter’s biggest storm, which prompted some mud flows and flash floods in the Eaton fire area and forced the closure of some parts of Pacific Coast Highway.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

Thousands of those that escaped from the fire area and tried to cross back on the pontoons were caught and destroyed, a-midstream, by fire floods that roared down the oil-spread Susquehanna.

From The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory by Moffett, Cleveland

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