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fire area

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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

“Most of the fire area is like this, where it would have killed a few of the seedlings and saplings but basically almost nothing else,” Hanson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025

Geological Survey, a rainstorm that delivers a peak 15-minute rainfall intensity of 1.57 inches per hour would have an 80% to 100% chance of generating debris flows across much of the Eaton fire area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025

The study shows that the Palisades fire area has the highest proportion of LEP Asians, followed by those living in the Eaton evacuation zone, where a large segment of the Asian population is located.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025

She did not realize at the moment that the wind had turned; she thought she must have ridden into the fire area.

From Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day by Robert J. C. Stead

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