Working Fire 1 : (1) A fire that requires fire fighting activity by most or all of the fire department personnel assigned to the alarm. See: Job, Worker; See: All Hands. (2) A one-alarm blaze
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}