Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...

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 in the built environment that spreads via structure to structure ignition due to radiant or convective heat, or ember transmission. Conflagrations often damage human life, animal life, health, and/or property. A c ...

, 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, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...

, a fire in a forest, rangeland, or other outdoor location *

Flame A flame () is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasm ...

, the visible part of a fire Fire or Fires may also refer to:

People

Fire (wrestler) Vicente Serrano (born 1973) is a Mexican Lucha Libre, luchador, or Professional wrestling, 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 Mund ...

(born 1973) * Alexis Fire (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 an 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 with the B ...

(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 * ''Fire'' (2025 film), Indian

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!! A Quarterly Devoted to the Younger Negro Artists'' 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 ...

'', 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'' (Neville novel), 2008, by Katherine Neville * ''The Fire'' (Dib novel), 1954, by Mohammed Dib * Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of American publisher

Sourcebooks A sourcebook is a collection of texts on a particular subject intended for use as an introduction to the subject. The selected texts are typically edited, laid out, and typeset in a uniform format before binding, and the result is often a hardcov ...

Comics and manga

Fire (comics) Fire (Beatriz Bonilla Da Costa) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First created as Green Fury, Beatriz Da Costa is the first Latin American female superhero in mainstream American comics. She is the fourt ...

, 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'' (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 * ''Fire'' (Electric Six album), 2003 * ''Fire'' (Fleurine album), 2005 * ''Fire'' (Kittie album), 2024 * ''Fire'' (Markus Feehily album), 2015 * ''Fire'' (Mark Simmonds Freeboppers album), 1993 * ''Fire'' (Ohio Players album), 1974 * ''Fire'' (Wild Orchid album), 2001 * ''Fires'' (Nerina Pallot album), 2005 * ''Fires'' (Ronan Keating album), 2012 * ''The Fire'' (Heatwave album), 1988 * ''The Fire'' (Matt Cardle album), 2012 * ''The Fire'' (Senses Fail album), 2010 * ''

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 w ...

'', by Izzy Stradlin, 2007 * ''

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

'', David Newman, 1989 * ''Fire'', by

Marek Biliński Marek Biliński (born 17 May 1953 in Szczecin) is a Polish composer of electronic music. Career He is an alumnus of the Academy of Music in Poznan (Music College in Poznan). He owes his popularity in the music market to his bestseller album "The ...

, 2008

Groups

* Fire (Australian band), an Australian gothic and acid rock band *

Fire (English 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 Lond ...

, 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, United States. The label was founded by music journalist Johnny Waller and Clive Solomon in 1985 and released early recor ...

, 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 l ...

, an American record label

Songs

* "Fire" (2NE1 song), 2009 * "Fire" (Amy Macdonald song), 2021 * "Fire" (Arthur Brown song), 1968 * "Fire" (Autumn Hill song), 2013 * "Fire" (Barns Courtney song), 2015 * "Fire" (Beth Ditto song), 2017 * "Fire" (Big Sean song), 2013 * "Fire" (Bruce Springsteen song), 1977, made famous by the Pointer Sisters' 1979 cover. * "Fire" (BTS song), 2016 * "Fire" (Dead by Sunrise song), 2010 * "Fire" (Ferry Corsten song), 2005 * "Fire" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience song), 1967 * "Fire" (Joe Budden song), 2003 * "Fire" (Kasabian song), 2009 * "Fire" (Kids See Ghosts song), 2018 * "Fire" (Krystal Meyers song), 2005 * "Fire" (Lacuna Coil song), 2012 * "Fire" (Leona Lewis song), 2015 * "Fire" (Meduza, OneRepublic and Leony song), 2024 * "Fire" (Michelle Williams song), 2013 * "Fire" (Ohio Players song), 1974 * "Fire" (Prodigy song), 1992 * "Fire" (Scooter song), 1997 * "Fire" (Shinee song), 2013 * "Fire" (U2 song), 1981 * "Fire", by 50 Cent from ''

Curtis Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of Fren ...

'', 2007 * "Fire!", by Alan Walker, Yuqi, Jvke and (G)I-dle on the 2025 album '' Walkerworld 2.0'', 2023 * "Fire", by Alessia Cara from ''

Love & Hyperbole ''Love & Hyperbole'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, released on February 14, 2025. Cara worked with producers Mike Elizondo, Jake Gosling, and Jon Levine, among others, the latter of whom she had worked along ...

'', 2025 * "Fire", by Alexandra Burke from ''

Heartbreak on Hold ''Heartbreak on Hold'' is the second studio album by British singer Alexandra Burke. Syco and RCA Records made it available digitally on 1 June 2012, and in physical format on 4 June. It is her final release for both record labels, which she ...

'', 2012 * "Fire", by Ayọ from ''

Ticket to the World ''Ticket to the World'' is the fourth studio album by German singer and songwriter Ayọ, released on 7 October 2013 by Motown France. The album was produced and mixed by Jay Newland, who was also the producer of her first two albums, with musicia ...

'', 2013 * "Fire", by Beartooth from ''

Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function (biology), function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical condi ...

'', 2018 * "Fire", by Black Pumas from ''

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

'', 2019 * "Fire", by B-Real from ''

Smoke N Mirrors ''Smoke N Mirrors'' is the debut solo studio 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 De ...

'', 2009 * "Fire", by Busta Rhymes from ''

Anarchy Anarchy is a form of society without rulers. As a type of stateless society, it is commonly contrasted with states, which are centralized polities that claim a monopoly on violence over a permanent territory. Beyond a lack of government, it can ...

'', 2000 * "Fire", by Don Broco from ''

Automatic Automatic may refer to: Music Bands * Automatic (Australian band), Australian rock band * Automatic (American band), American rock band * The Automatic, a Welsh alternative rock band Albums * ''Automatic'' (Jack Bruce album), a 1983 el ...

'', 2015 * "Fire", by Jaden Smith from '' CTV2'', 2014 * "Fire", by Jason Derulo from ''

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

'', 2013 * "Fire", by Jay Sean from '' All or Nothing'', 2009 * "Fire", by Jessie J from '' Sweet Talker'', 2014 * "Fire", by Justice from ''

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or Adolescence, adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functi ...

'', 2016 * "Fire", by Keyone Starr which represented Mississippi in the

American Song Contest The ''American Song Contest'' is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; it consisted of eight episodes airing be ...

* "Fire", by Kittie from ''

'', 2024 * "Fire", by Krokus from ''

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 app ...

'', 1980 * "Fire", by Markus Feehily from ''

'', 2015 * "Fire!", by Panda Bear from ''

Panda Bear The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is ...

'', 1999 * "Fire", by Puressence from ''

Puressence Puressence are an English indie rock band, formed in 1991 in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. History James Mudriczki, Neil McDonald, Anthony Szuminski and Kevin Matthews met on a bus on their way to watch The Stone Roses play at Spike Island ...

'', 1996 * "Fire", by PVRIS, from ''

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, i ...

'', 2014 * "Fire", by Raghav from '' The Phoenix'', 2012 * "Fire", by Sleeping with Sirens from ''

Let's Cheers to This ''Let's Cheers to This'' is the second studio album by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The album is the first to feature guitarists Jesse Lawson and Jack Fowler. Production Recording took place at Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. ...

'', 2011 * "Fire", by Soulfly from ''

Soulfly Soulfly is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. To date the band has release ...

'', 1998 * "Fire", 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. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3") s ...

, 2012 * "Fire", by Waxahatchee from '' Saint Cloud'', 2020 * "Fires" (song), by Ronan Keating from ''Fires'', 2012 * "Fires", by Band of Skulls from ''

Baby Darling Doll Face Honey ''Baby Darling Doll Face Honey'' is the debut album by English rock band Band of Skulls. It was released on 7 April 2009 in England and 28 July 2009 in America. The artwork is based on paintings by bass player/vocalist Emma Richardson. ''Baby ...

'', 2009 * "Fires", by SoMo from ''

SoMo Joseph Anthony Somers-Morales (born September 11, 1987), known professionally as SoMo, is an American singer and songwriter. Career In 2009, SoMo started recording covers in Denton, Texas. A successful 2011 mash-up of Drake's ''Take Care'' le ...

'', 2014 * "The Fire", by Reel Big Fish from ''

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 ...

'', 2015

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 c ...

, an American football team *

Queensland Fire The Queensland women's 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 the ...

, an Australian cricket team *

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

, an American football team in NFL Europe *

Southeastern Fire The Southeastern Fire are the athletic teams that represents Southeastern University, located in Lakeland, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the ...

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

Technology

Fire (OS) Fire OS is an Android-based operating system developed by Amazon for their hardware devices. Fire OS includes a customized user interface primarily centered on content consumption, and heavy ties to content available from Amazon's storefronts a ...

, 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 ...

, an element in ancient Greek philosophy and science *

Fire (wuxing) In Chinese philosophy, fire () is one of the five concepts that conform the ''wuxing''. Fire is the great yang symbol of Yinyang character. Its motion is expanded and its energy is fermenting, ripening and convective. Fire is associated ...

, a philosophical element in Chinese philosophy *

Fire department A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organi ...

, an emergency service *

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 * Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) *

List of fire gods This is a list of deities in fire worship. African mythology Bantu mythology * Nyambe, god of the sun, fire and change * Nzambia, NZambi, Zambia a Kikongo Mpungu, Nzambi Mpungu, 1st half or other side of God, considered the Chief Creation De ...

* Shouting ''fire'' in a crowded theater