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Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
More than 1,000 firefighters were battling the blaze within 24 hours, and on Monday more than 2,800 firefighters from across the region were on the fire lines.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Mitigate Wildfire Consequences through Better Response and Recovery Wildfires can burn for weeks despite manpower, water, foam and fire lines.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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