A performer who pretends to swallow fire. / (figuratively) A quarrelsome or belligerent person. / (US, historical) An extreme partisan for the South before the US Civil War.

Alternative spelling of firebreak

A fire, often large, that consumes a forest or woodland.

Hard to ignite; not flammable.

A substance that makes an object resistant to burning.

(colloquial) Very emotional or excited, positively or negatively, regarding something.

simple past tense and past participle of fire up

A mesh screen placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.

a mesh grill placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.

The metal frame in a fireplace, used to hold the logs, or to support the poker and other tools.