FIRE LINE

the designated boundary around a burning building or area past which only firefighters or authorized personnel are allowed. —5th ACC Vol 2 Glossary (Final Approval 7/12/89), Editor, as the only definition found for "fire line" was "firebreak," which is not the correct definition per context.

the designated boundary around a burning building or area past which only firefighters or authorized personnel are allowed.n. a police barrier or line set up around a burning building to ensure that public are kept safely away from the fire and to give the fire fighters room to put out the fire and handle any victims.