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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

“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

In the Hurst fire area, an evacuation warning has been issued for Olive Lane in the Oakridge Mobile Home Park, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

The Malibu fire area was declared a "disaster zone," and homeowners who lost buildings became eligible for disaster relief.

From Salon Jan. 26, 2025

The annual fire area in the Adirondacks which had previously ranged from a few hundred acres up to 25 square miles, increased to 80 square miles in 1899 and to 940 square miles in 1903.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress

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