Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...

is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion. Fire also commonly refers to: *

Conflagration A conflagration is a large fire. Conflagrations often damage human life, animal life, health, and/or property. A conflagration can begin accidentally, be naturally caused (wildfire), or intentionally created (arson). A very large fire can produc ...

, a large and destructive fire *

Structure fire A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential, commercial or industrial buildings, such as barn fires. Residential buildings range from single-family detached homes and townhouses to apartments ...

, a house or building on fire *

Wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...

, a fire in a forest, rangeland, or other outdoor location Fire or Fires may also refer to:

People

Fire (wrestler) Vicente Serrano (born 1973) is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name "Fire", a Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". Since his debut in 1992 Serrano has worked mainly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), in their M ...

(born 1973) *

Alexis Fire Alexis Fire is an American pornographic actress and prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch. She began performing around 2000, and has since appeared in around 35 films. Career She appeared on the HBO documentary ''Cathouse'', about the Moonlit ...

(born 1964), American pornographic actress and prostitute *

Andrew Fire Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mell ...

(born 1959), American biologist *

Walshy Fire Leighton Paul Walsh, better known by his stage name Walshy Fire, is a Jamaican American DJ, MC and record producer. He is part of the dancehall reggae-influenced group Major Lazer alongside fellow DJs Diplo and Ape Drums. Walshy Fire toured wi ...

(born 1982), Jamaican-American DJ

Film and TV

Film

* ''Fire!'' (1901 film), British * ''The Fire'' (1916 film), Italian * ''Fire!'' (1977 film), American TV movie * ''Fire!'' (1991 film), Malian * ''Fire'' (1996 film), Indian * ''Fire'' (2002 film), Pakistani * ''The Fire'' (2015 film), Argentine * ''Fire'' (2020 film), Russian

Television

* Fire (''Lexx''), a planet in the multinational TV series ''Lexx'' * ''Fire'' (TV series), a 1995 Australian television series * "Fire" (''The X-Files''), a 1993 episode of the American series * "The Fire" (''Seinfeld''), a 1994 episode of the American series * "The Fire" (''The Office''), a 2005 episode of the American series * "The Fire" (''Under the Dome''), a 2013 episode of the American series * "Fire", a 1984 episode in the American series ''The A-Team'' * "Fire!", an episode of the American series ''Daria'' * ''Fires'' (TV series), a 2021 Australian anthology television series

Literature

* ''

Fire!! ''Fire!!'' was an African-American literary magazine published in New York City in 1926 during the Harlem Renaissance. The publication was started by Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglas, John P. Davis, Richard Bruce Nugent, Gwen ...

'', a 1926 African American literary magazine * ''Fire'' (2012 novel), by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren * ''Fire'' (Cashore novel), 2009 * ''Fire'' (magazine), a firearms magazine * ''Fire'' (Rodgers novel), 1990 * ''Fires'' (book), 1936, by Marguerite Yourcenar * ''The Fire'' (novel), 2008, by Katherine Neville

Comics and manga

Fire (comics) Fire (Beatriz da Costa) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Michelle Hurd played Fire in the 1997 pilot film ''Justice League of America''. Natalie Morales went by the name "Green Fury" in an episode of ...

, a DC Comics character * ''Fire'' (Image Comics), a miniseries by Brian Michael Bendis * ''Fire!'' (manga), a shōjo manga series by Hideko Mizuno

General entertainment

* Fire (artscene group), an underground computer-art group in the late 1990s * ''Fire'' (Game & Watch), a 1980 game released by Nintendo * ''Fire'' (musical), a 1985 musical play * '' Fire: Ungh's Quest'', a 2015 game developed by Daedalic Entertainment * Fire, the original name for the Pokémon species Moltres

Music

Albums

* ''Fire'' (The Bug album), 2021 * ''The Fire'' (Matt Cardle album), 2012 * ''Fire'' (Electric Six album), 2003 * ''Fire'' (Fleurine album), 2005 * ''The Fire'' (Heatwave album), 1988 *'' Fire (Markus Feehily album)'', 2015 * ''Fires'' (Ronan Keating album), 2012 * ''Fire'' (Ohio Players album), 1974 * ''Fires'' (Nerina Pallot album), 2005 * ''The Fire'' (Senses Fail album), 2010 * ''Fire'' (Mark Simmonds Freeboppers album), 1993 * ''

Fire, the Acoustic Album ''Fire, the acoustic album'' is the eighth studio album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin, originally released only on iTunes in 2007. The album is mainly acoustic-driven, with country, folk and blues roots. Background The album was ...

'', by Izzy Stradlin, 2007 * ''Fire'' (Wild Orchid album), 2001 * ''Fire'', by Marek Biliński, 2008 *''

Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard ''Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, David Newman's Quintet, with guest appearances by Stanley Turrentine and Hank Crawford, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1988 and released on the Atla ...

'', David Newman, 1989

Groups

Fire (band) Fire was a late 1960s/early 1970s band that consisted of Dave Lambert (who later joined Strawbs), Bob Voice and Dick Dufall (Paul Brett Sage). Brett himself joined them for their now classic ''Magic Shoemaker'' LP recorded at Pye Studios Londo ...

, a 1960s–1970s English group * The Fire (band), a 2000s Chilean group

Record labels

* F-IRE Collective, a creative music community in London *

Fire Records (UK) Fire Records is a British independent record label, run by James Nicholls, with offices in London, England and New York, USA. The label was founded by music journalist Johnny Waller and Clive Solomon in 1985 and released early records from P ...

, a British independent record label *

Fire Records Fire Records was an American independent record label, set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson. Amongst others, it released records by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Buster Brown and Arthur Crudup. At one point it was thought Fire had issued the las ...

, an American record label

Songs

* "Fire" (2NE1 song), 2009 * "Fire" a song by

Tina Barrett Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976) is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group, S Club 7. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3" ...

, 2012 * "Fire" (Big Sean song), 2013 * "Fire" (Arthur Brown song), 1968 * "Fire" (BTS song), 2016 * "Fire" (Joe Budden song), 2003 * "Fire" (Ferry Corsten song), 2005 * "Fire" (Barns Courtney song), 2015 * "Fire" (Dead by Sunrise song), 2010 * "Fire" (Beth Ditto song), 2017 * "Fire" (Autumn Hill song), 2013 * "Fire" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience song), 1967 * "Fire" (Kasabian song), 2009 * "Fire" (Lacuna Coil song), 2012 * "Fire" (Leona Lewis song), 2015 * "Fire" (Krystal Meyers song), 2005 * "Fire" (Ohio Players song), 1974 * "Fire" (Prodigy song), 1992 * "Fire" (Shinee song), 2013 * "Fire" (Bruce Springsteen song), 1977, made famous by the Pointer Sisters' 1979 cover. * "Fire" (U2 song), 1981 * "Fire" (Michelle Williams song), 2013 * "Fire" (Kids See Ghosts song), 2018 * "Fire", by 50 Cent on the 2007 album ''

Curtis Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Gali ...

'' * "Fire", by Alexandra Burke on the 2012 album ''

Heartbreak on Hold ''Heartbreak on Hold'' is the second studio album by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. It was released digitally on 1 June 2012 through Syco and RCA Records, and a physical version was issued three days later. The album marks her final ...

'' * "Fire", by Ayọ on the 2013 album '' Ticket to the World'' * "Fire", by Black Pumas on the 2019 album ''

Black Pumas Black Pumas is an American psychedelic soul band based in Austin, Texas, led by singer/songwriter Eric Burton and guitarist/ producer Adrian Quesada. The group received its first Grammy Award nomination in 2020 for Best New Artist. History In 20 ...

'' * "Fire", by B-Real on the 2009 album ''

Smoke N Mirrors ''Smoke N Mirrors'' is the debut solo album by American rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill. It was released on February 24, 2009 through Duck Down Records with distribution via Koch Entertainment. Production was handled by Jay Turner, Scoop DeVille, ...

'' * "Fire", by Don Broco on the 2015 album '' Automatic'' * "Fire", by Busta Rhymes on the 2000 album ''

Anarchy Anarchy is a society without a government. It may also refer to a society or group of people that entirely rejects a set hierarchy. ''Anarchy'' was first used in English in 1539, meaning "an absence of government". Pierre-Joseph Proudhon adopted ...

'' * "Fire", by Jaden Smith on the 2014 album ''

CTV2 CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The system consists of four terrestrial owned-and-operated television stations (O&Os) in Ontario, one in British Columbia and two regional cab ...

'' * "Fire", by Jason Derulo on the 2013 album ''

Tattoos A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing pr ...

'' * "Fire", by Jessie J on the 2014 album '' Sweet Talker'' * "Fire", by Justice on the 2016 album ''

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

'' * "Fire", by Keyone Starr which represented Mississippi in the

American Song Contest ''American Song Contest'' is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It sees all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. The first ...

* "Fire", by Krokus on the 1980 album ''

Metal Rendez-vous ''Metal Rendez-vous'' is the fourth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in June 1980. It is the first Krokus release to feature vocalist Marc Storace; Chris von Rohr had formerly served as the band's lead vocalist but appea ...

'' * "Fire", by Markus Feehily on the 2015 album ''

'' * "Fire!", by Panda Bear on the 1999 album ''

Panda Bear The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes use ...

'' * "Fire", by Puressence, on the 1996 album ''

Puressence Puressence was a British rock band from Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, formed in May 1992. Band membership The band, at their break-up, consisted of: *James Mudriczki: Vocals *Lowell Killen: Guitar *Kevin Matthews: Bass guitar *Tony ...

'' * "Fire", by PVRIS, on the 2014 album ''

White Noise In signal processing, white noise is a random signal having equal intensity at different frequencies, giving it a constant power spectral density. The term is used, with this or similar meanings, in many scientific and technical disciplines, ...

'' * "Fire", by Raghav on the 2012 album '' The Phoenix'' * "Fire", by Scooter on the 1997 album '' Age of Love'' * "Fire", by Jay Sean on the 2009 album '' All or Nothing'' * "Fire", by Soulfly on the 1998 album ''

Soulfly Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 199 ...

'' * "Fire", by Waxahatchee on the 2020 album '' Saint Cloud'' * "Fires", a 2009 single by

Band of Skulls Band of Skulls are an English rock band from Southampton, consisting of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals) and Emma Richardson ( bass, vocals); Matt Hayward (drums; 2002–2016) was previously a member. The group formed after meeting in college, ...

* "The Fire", by Reel Big Fish on the 2005 album ''

We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy ''We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy'' is the fifth studio album by ska punk band, Reel Big Fish. It was released on April 5, 2005 on Mojo Records to mixed reviews. Background and production In February 2004, the band finished pre-production ...

Sports

Birmingham Fire The Birmingham Fire were a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. They were a member of the North American West division of the World League of American Football (WLAF) and played their home games at Legion Field. The cl ...

, an American football team *

Queensland Fire The Queensland Women cricket team, also known as the Konica Minolta Queensland Fire, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Queensland. They play most of their home games at Allan Border Field, Brisbane and they ...

, an Australian cricket team *

Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) The Rhein Fire was a professional football team in the NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1 ...

, an American football team in NFL Europe *

Southeastern Fire The Southeastern Fire are the athletic teams that representing Southeastern University (Florida), Southeastern University, located in Lakeland, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athleti ...

, the college sports teams of Southeastern University in Florida, US

Technology

Fire (instant messaging client) Fire is an instant messaging client (computing), client for macOS, Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access Internet Relay Chat, IRC, Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, XMPP, AOL Instant Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Microsoft Messenger ...

, a messaging client for Mac OS X * Fire (OS), an Android-based mobile operating system by Amazon * Autodesk Fire, a video digital editing system

Other uses

Fire (classical element) Fire is one of the four classical elements along with earth, water and air in ancient Greek philosophy and science. Fire is considered to be both hot and dry and, according to Plato, is associated with the tetrahedron. Greek and Roman tradition F ...

, an element in ancient Greek philosophy and science *

Fire (Wu Xing) In Chinese philosophy, fire () is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing. Fire is yang in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is convective. Fire is associated with Summer ...

, a philosophical concept *

Fires (military) Fires is the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires through the targeting process. Alternatively, it can be defined as the use of weapon systems to c ...

, one of the six warfighting functions *

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), formerly known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, is a non-profit civil liberties group founded in 1999 with the aim of protecting free speech rights on college campus ...

, free speech nonprofit group * Shouting ''fire'' in a crowded theater