A fire, stove or heater powered by electricity.

(transitive) To ignite. / (intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start. / (transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run. / (transitive) To excite; to infuse with energy.

Weapons fire from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire.

An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.

Solenopsis spp. (tropical fire ants) / Oecophylla spp. (weaver ants), of Southeast Asia / Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant) / Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant, little fire ant).

(idiomatic) To become engulfed in flames, to combust. / (figuratively) To become very popular or widespread; to take off. / (figuratively) To be inspired by passion or zeal.

Alternative form of fire-eater

A fireplace or heater whose flames are fuelled by combustible gas.

A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a portable cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.

Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out. / The entire escape route viewed as a whole.