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is a fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or rural areas. Wildfire or Wild Fire may also refer to:

People

* "Wildfire", Chippewa name of sculptor

Edmonia Lewis Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an American sculptor, of mixed African-American and Native American ( Mississauga Ojibwe) heritage. Born free in Upstate New York, she worked for most of ...

(c. 1844–1907)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Wildfire (Drake Burroughs) Wildfire is a superhero appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. Created by Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum, the character debuted in ''Superboy'' #195 (June 1973). Publication histo ...

, a DC Comics superhero and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes * Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin), a Quality Comics female superhero from the 1940s * Wildfire, a flammable substance similar to

Greek fire Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman Empire beginning . Used to set fire to enemy ships, it consisted of a combustible compound emitted by a flame-throwing weapon. Some historians believe it could be ignited on contact w ...

, featured in George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series, ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', and its TV adaptation, ''Game of Thrones'' * ''Wildfire'', a spaceship capable of crossing universes in the British TV miniseries ''

Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...

'' * Wildfire, a biological facility in ''

The Andromeda Strain ''The Andromeda Strain'' is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It is written as a report documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of ...

'' * Wildfire, a playable "Trap Master" character in '' Skylanders: Trap Team''

Films

* ''Wildfire'' (1915 film), a 1915 silent film * ''Wildfire'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent film * ''Wildfire'' (1945 film), an American film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey * ''Wildfire'' (1988 film), an American film directed by Zalman King

Gaming

* ''WildFire'' (2016), a 3D MOBA video game developed by

NetEase NetEase, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Ding Lei. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile game ...

Inception Studios * ''Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire'', a mod for the computer game

Jagged Alliance 2 ''Jagged Alliance 2'' is a tactical role-playing game for PC, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and later ported to Linux by Tribsoft. It is the third entry in the ''Jagged Alliance'' series. The game was followed by the expansion '' Unfinish ...

* ''Sonic Wild Fire'', the former name for the ''

Sonic and the Secret Rings is a 2007 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Wii. A Spin-off (media), spin-off from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, it is the first title in the franchise for the system, and follows Sonic the Hedgehog ( ...

'' video game for the Nintendo Wii * ''WildFire'' For NX, a spiritual successor to the '' Disaster: Day Of Crisis'' video game for the Nintendo Wii *

Wildfire Games Wildfire Games is an independent free software video game developer, originally founded as a modding team in 2001. The logo is the Chinese character " 火" (fire). Wildfire Games is currently developing 0 A.D., a real-time strategy game. In addi ...

, a freeware hobbyist game developer studio * Wildfire Pinball, a handheld pinball simulator manufactured by

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...

in 1979

Literature

* ''Wild Fire'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Nelson DeMille *''Wildfire'', a play by

George Broadhurst George Howells Broadhurst (June 3, 1866 – January 31, 1952) was an Anglo-American theatre owner/manager, director, producer and playwright. His plays were most popular from the late 1890s into the 1920s. Biography Broadhurst was born in Wal ...

New York 1908, filmed as ''Wildfire'' (1915 film) *''Wildfire'', a 1986 romance novel by

Alexandra Scott Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (previously known as Alex's Lemonade Stand and currently abbreviated as ALSF) is an American pediatric cancer charity founded by Alexandra "Alex" Scott (January 18, 1996 – August 1, 2004), who lived in Connecticu ...

, published by Harlequin *''Wildfire, the Story of a Wild Horse'' novel by

Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontie ...

made into a film ''When Romance Rides'' (1922)

Music

Groups

* Wild Fire (band), an American hard rock band *

Wildfire (British band) A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identifi ...

, British heavy metal band of the 1980s

Albums

* ''Wild Fire'' (album), a 1971 album by jazz saxophonist Rusty Bryant * ''Wild Fire'', a 1985 album by John Holt * ''Wildfire'' (Rachel Platten album), a 2016 album by singer-songwriter Rachel Platten * ''Wildfire'', the working title for

Julianne Hough Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving ...

's unreleased second album.

Songs

* "Wildfire" (Crowder song), 2018 * "Wildfire" (Michael Martin Murphey song), 1975 * "Wildfire" (SBTRKT song), 2011 * " The Wildfire (If It Was True)", by Mando Diao, 2007 * "Wildfire", a song by Bad Wolves on the album ''

Dear Monsters ''Dear Monsters'' is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. It was released on October 29, 2021 through Better Noise Music and was produced by Josh Gilbert. It is the first album to feature vocalist Daniel "DL" Lask ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Ben Rector on the album ''

The Walking in Between ''The Walking in Between'' is the fifth full-length studio album released by Ben Rector, an American singer/songwriter from Oklahoma and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was released on August 20, 2013. It was partly produced by Jamie ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Blink-182 on the album ''

California (Blink-182 album) ''California'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on July 1, 2016 through BMG as the band's only album on the label. Produced by John Feldmann, it is the first of two albums by the band to feature Alkaline Trio ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Budgie from their EP '' If Swallowed, Do Not Induce Vomiting'' * "Wildfire", a song by The Coral on their album ''

The Coral The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album ''The Coral'', from which came the single " Dreaming of You", was nominated for ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Crossfaith featuring Benji Webbe of Skindred on the album '' Xeno'' * "Wildfire", a song by Demi Lovato from her album '' Confident'' * "Wildfire", a song by HammerFall on the album ''

(r)Evolution ''(r)Evolution'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall. It was released on 27 August 2014 in Sweden, 29 August in mainland Europe, 1 September in the UK, and 2 September in North America. For the first time since 1998, ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by John Mayer on his album'' Paradise Valley'' * "Wildfire", a song by Marianas Trench from their album '' Astoria'' * "Wildfire", a song by P.O.D. on the album ''

Payable on Death ''Payable on Death'' is the self-titled fifth album by Christian nu metal band P.O.D. It is the group's first album to feature guitarist Jason Truby following the controversial departure of Marcos Curiel, and their last album produced by Howard ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Sara Evans on her album '' Stronger'' * "Wildfires", a song by Sault on the album ''

Untitled (Black Is) ''Untitled (Black Is)'' is the third studio album by the British R&B musical group Sault, released on 19 June 2020 through the independent record label Forever Living Legends. The album has been met with positive critical reception. Release ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Sonata Arctica on the album ''

Reckoning Night ''Reckoning Night'' is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica, as well as the first to feature keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg. The track "Don't Say a Word" continues the so called Caleb saga, a series o ...

'' ** "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain" and "Part: III - Wildfire Town, Population: 0", sequels to the Sonata Arctica song in ''

Stones Grow Her Name ''Stones Grow Her Name'' is the 7th full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in Finland on May 16, 2012, in Europe on May 18, 2012, in North America on May 22, 2012 and in Japan on May 23, 2012. It wa ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Tinashe from her album ''

Aquarius Aquarius may refer to: Astrology * Aquarius (astrology), an astrological sign * Age of Aquarius, a time period in the cycle of astrological ages Astronomy * Aquarius (constellation) * Aquarius in Chinese astronomy Arts and entertainment ...

'' * "Wildfire", a song by Zac Brown Band on the album ''

Jekyll + Hyde Jekyll may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll'', a 1960 horror film * '' Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo'', a 1972 Spanish horror film * ''Jekyll'', a 2007 horror film Television * ''Jekyll'' (TV series), a 2007 BBC televis ...

Television

* ''Wildfire'' (1986 TV series), an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1986 * ''Wildfire'' (2005 TV series), an American television drama series on ABC Family * "Wildfire" (''The Walking Dead''), an episode of the television series ''The Walking Dead''

Roller coasters

Wildfire (Kolmården Wildlife Park) Wildfire is a wooden roller coaster at Kolmården Wildlife Park located in Kolmården, Sweden. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction, the roller coaster is both the fastest wooden coaster in Europe, and second tallest wooden coaster in the w ...

, a roller coaster at Kolmården Wildlife Park in Bråviken, Sweden *

Wildfire (Silver Dollar City) Wildfire is a steel roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the $14-million ride opened to the public on April 4, 2001. It is themed as a flying machine developed by a fictional ...

, a roller coaster in Silver Dollar City, Missouri

Technology

* ''Wildfire'', an XMPP server, the old name of

Openfire Openfire (previously known as Wildfire, and Jive Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and groupchat server for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). It is written in Java and licensed under the Apache License 2.0. History Th ...

* Wildfire, a graphics and animation software application for

AmigaOS AmigaOS is a family of proprietary native operating systems of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. It was developed first by Commodore International and introduced with the launch of the first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, in 1985. Early version ...

computers *

HTC Wildfire The HTC Wildfire (also known as ''HTC Buzz'') is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, that was announced on 17 May 2010 and released in Europe in June of the same year. It is powered by a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor and runs the ...

, an Android OS smartphone made by HTC Corporation *

HTC Wildfire S The HTC Wildfire S is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation. The model was announced on 15 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and released in Europe three months later. On 14 August 2019, it was announced that the "HTC Wildfire" ...

, an updated version of the HTC Wildfire smartphone * Wildfire 5.0, one name for the CAD/CAM/CAE software called

Pro/ENGINEER Creo Parametric, formerly known, together with Creo Elements/Pro, as Pro/Engineer and Wildfire, is a solid modeling or CAD, CAM, CAE, and associative 3D modeling application, running on Microsoft Windows. Creo Parametric should not to be confu ...

* Wildfire Communications Inc, a voice communications startup that was sold to Orange *

Wildfire Interactive Wildfire Interactive Inc, or Wildfire, was a software company that developed a social marketing application that enabled businesses to create, optimize and measure their presence on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTub ...

Inc, a social marketing application that was sold to Google

Transportation

* Wild Fire, a type of rocket vehicle designed by the

da Vinci Project The Da Vinci Project was a privately funded, volunteer-staffed attempt to launch a reusable crewed suborbital spacecraft. It was formed in 1996 specifically to be a contender for the Ansari X Prize for the first non-governmental reusable crewed s ...

* Wildfire (motor company), manufacturers of small-engine and electric vehicles * ''

'', a slave ship arrested off the Florida coast by the U.S. Navy in 1860 * Woodill Wildfire, an American sports car

Other uses

* Wildfire, a restaurant concept owned by

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) is a restaurant group currently comprising 120 or more restaurants mainly located in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded by Rich Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff in 1971. History The first restauran ...

* Miliaria profunda, the most severe form of the miliaria skin disease, sometimes referred to as "wildfire" * Wildfire was the name given to an incendiary weapon similar to

used in the British civil wars.