fireguard in English

noun
1
a protective screen or grid placed in front of an open fire.
Make sure open fires have a suitable fireguard and are safe to leave.
2
a firebreak in a forest.
The 300 ha Buckingham thinned for the project included a ‘priority one’ area that required a 30 metre wide clearcut in the middle of the fireguard .

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1. In 2007, due to unfavourable weather conditions, only 12 ha of the fireguard was burned.

2. Heater Hazards Always place a fireguard in front of an unattended open fire, especially if there are young children in the family.