structure fire
Burning occupied edifice
A structure fire is a fire burning in or on a building or other constructed enclosure, as opposed to a wildfire or vehicle fire.
The term is standard in firefighting and emergency services: Units are responding to a structure fire on Oak Street.
Structure fires present distinct hazards—collapse risk, toxic smoke, trapped occupants—that shape firefighting tactics.
- blazeIntense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
firefighter · hose · ladder · rescue · burn victim · smoke inhalation · evacuation · red cross · alarm · siren · engulfed · burning · collapse · rubble · charred · embers · sprinkler · hydrant
structure firewildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
brush fire · forest fire · grass fire · campfire · open fire
structure firemedical emergency
Urgent life-threatening condition
rescue operation · water rescue · cardiac arrest · traffic accident
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