Outside Fire Fighting 1 : (1) Fighting a fire from outside a building. (2) Sometimes, a term of disgrace by persons who judge that a fire could have been fought from inside a building
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}