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Fire alarm control panel
A fire alarm control panel (FACP), also called a fire alarm panel, is the central component of a building fire alarm system, monitoring inputs and controlling outputs like notification appliances.
Fire alarm system
A fire alarm system, also known as fire alarms, senses fire or smoke and warns people in a building, automatically signaling a monitoring station where configured.
Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones)
"Fire and Blood" is the 2011 season one finale of HBO's Game of Thrones, written by Benioff and Weiss, directed by Alan Taylor. It shows Robb proclaimed King in the North and Daenerys hatching three dragons, holding a 100% Tomatometer score.
Fire and brimstone
Fire and brimstone, also known as hellfire and brimstone, is a biblical phrase for burning sulfur that names divine punishment, hell itself, and wrathful revivalist preaching.
Fire and Ice (1983 film)
Fire and Ice (1983) is a rotoscoped animated sword-and-sorcery fantasy by Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, released by 20th Century Fox, about Queen Juliana, Nekron, Larn, Teegra, and Darkwolf.
Fire and Ice (poem)
Fire and Ice is a nine-line 1920 Robert Frost poem, published in Harper's Magazine and collected in New Hampshire (1923), equating fire with desire and ice with hate as equally world-ending forces.
Fire and Rain (song)
"Fire and Rain" is James Taylor's 1970 Warner Bros. single from Sweet Baby James, about Suzanne Schnerr's suicide, his addiction, and recovery; it reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, inspired Carole King's "You've Got a Friend," and entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Fire and sinking of the SS Morro Castle
The SS Morro Castle, a Ward Line passenger liner, caught fire off New Jersey on September 8, 1934, killing 137 people and driving major shipboard fire safety reforms.
Fire ant
Fire ant: stinging Solenopsis ants, chiefly the invasive red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) and black imported fire ant (S. richteri), native to South America, introduced via Mobile, Alabama, infesting over 367 million U.S. acres.
Fire belly newt
Fire belly newt: Oriental fire-bellied newt, Hypselotriton orientalis (formerly Cynops orientalis, 东方蝾螈), a small Chinese salamandrid with orange underside, tetrodotoxin skin defense, common in pet trade.
Fire blight
Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is the first-detected bacterial plant disease, devastating apple and pear worldwide except China and Australia; managed by sanitation, forecasting models, streptomycin, biologicals, and resistant rootstocks.
Fire brick
Fire brick, also called refractory brick or firebrick, is a ceramic block made from heat-resistant fireclay with 25% to 45% alumina, used to line furnaces, kilns, ovens, and fireplaces where ordinary brick would fail.
Fire clay
Fire clay is a kaolinite-rich clay low in iron and alkali fluxes that withstands high temperatures without deforming, the traditional raw material of firebrick and other refractory ceramic products.
Fire Country
Fire Country is a CBS drama (2022) starring and co-created by Max Thieriot as convict firefighter Bode Leone in fictional Edgewater, California; it spawned the spinoff Sheriff Country and was renewed through season 5.
Fire department
A fire department is a public agency, staffed by career or volunteer personnel, that responds to fires and other emergencies and works to reduce community fire risk.
Fire door
A fire door is a door assembly tested to resist fire, heat, and toxic gases for a rated period, installed in a fire wall to protect the opening.
Fire Down Below (1997 film)
Fire Down Below (1997) is a Steven Seagal action thriller directed by Felix Enriquez Alcala, in which EPA agent Jack Taggart fights toxic waste dumping in Kentucky; Warner Bros., $60M budget, $16.2M gross, 15% Tomatometer. Not the 1957 Hayworth film.
Fire Emblem (ファイアーエムブレム)
Fire Emblem (ファイアーエムブレム), Nintendo/Intelligent Systems tactical RPG series begun 1990 on NES; known for permadeath, the weapon triangle, and support conversations; mainline entries include Three Houses, Engage, and Fortune's Weave.
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Awakening (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒) is a 2012 Intelligent Systems tactical RPG for Nintendo 3DS, released in the West in 2013. Its Casual mode, Pair Up system, and 2.28-million-scale sales saved the Fire Emblem series from cancellation; Metacritic 92.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王) is Intelligent Systems' 2017 Nintendo 3DS remake of the 1992 Japan-only Fire Emblem Gaiden, with dual leads Alm and Celica, dungeon crawling, town exploration, Mila's Turnwheel, and a Metacritic score of 81.
Fire Emblem Engage
Fire Emblem Engage (ファイアーエムブレム エンゲージ), Intelligent Systems tactical RPG for Nintendo Switch, released January 20, 2023. Divine Dragon Alear gathers twelve Emblem Rings summoning past heroes like Marth; Metacritic 80/100, combat praised, story criticized.
Fire Emblem Fates (ファイアーエムブレムif)
Fire Emblem Fates (ファイアーエムブレムif) is a 2015 Nintendo 3DS tactical RPG by Intelligent Systems, the 15th Fire Emblem, sold as three story paths: Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation DLC, starring avatar Corrin.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) is Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, and DeNA's free-to-play tactical RPG for iOS and Android, released February 2, 2017, with gacha hero summoning using Orbs and over $1 billion revenue.
Fire Emblem Shadows
Fire Emblem Shadows (ファイアーエムブレム シャドウズ) is Nintendo's 2025 free-to-start mobile Fire Emblem spin-off by Intelligent Systems and DeNA, mixing real-time strategy with Among Us-style social deduction: three players, one hidden traitor, two-round battles.
Fire Emblem Warriors (ファイアーエムブレム無双)
Fire Emblem Warriors (ファイアーエムブレム無双) is a 2017 Koei Tecmo/Nintendo hack-and-slash crossover for Switch and New 3DS, starring twins Rowan and Lianna, over 20 Fire Emblem heroes, weapon-triangle tactics, and a three-pack DLC Season Pass.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (聖戦の系譜) is Intelligent Systems' 1996 Super Famicom tactical RPG, Japan-exclusive, with a two-generation story, marriage, skill and item inheritance, and the weapon triangle's debut.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Sōen no Kiseki) is a 2005 GameCube tactical RPG by Intelligent Systems, the series' first 3D entry with voice acting, set on Tellius, starring Ike, followed by Radiant Dawn.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (ファイアーエムブレム 暁の女神) is a 2007 Intelligent Systems Wii tactical RPG, direct sequel to Path of Radiance on Tellius, with four rotating-army parts, high difficulty, Metacritic 78, and about 510,000 copies sold.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS, 2008) is Intelligent Systems' remake of the 1990 Famicom Fire Emblem, first released internationally; adds weapon triangle, reclassing, forging, and Wi-Fi multiplayer with voice chat; Marth versus Medeus.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi) is the first Fire Emblem game, a 1990 Famicom tactical RPG by Intelligent Systems starring Prince Marth against Medeus, first localized for Switch in 2020.