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Fire_burning [agentive]
A Fire burns Fuel, resulting in damage and possibly complete destruction of the Fuel.
A fire that started on Saturday afternoon, the High Glade Fire - located on the Mendocino National Forest's Upper Lake Ranger District - continued to burn actively on Sunday.
Since the fire is near a road and also on part of the Appalachian Trail, the Forest Service said a main concern is the safety of the public.
A fire that started on Saturday afternoon, the High Glade Fire - located on the Mendocino National Forest's Upper Lake Ranger District - continued to burn actively on Sunday.
Since the fire is near a road and also on part of the Appalachian Trail, the Forest Service said a main concern is the safety of the public.
Properties
- ID
- #2824
- Entry
- frm_fire_burning
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Fire_burning (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Fire_burning
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Fire |
The total material currently involved in combustion, including both the parts of the Fuel currently undergoing chemical alteration and the partially ionized gas that results from this process.
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| Fuel |
The entity that is undergoing rapid chemical alteration leading to damage or destruction.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Duration |
The amount of time that the Fire burns.
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| Manner |
Any description of the Fire event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way).
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the Fire is burning.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the Fire is burning.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Depictive |
Descriptive phrase describing the fire.
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| Name |
Name given to the burning fire.
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| Result |
The state or category of the affected entity after the event.
The house burned to ash. |
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| Subregion |
The part of the affected entity that undergoes the process evoked by the target.
The walls burned to the ground . The house was already on fire, in the kitchen and one bedroom . |
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Frame-Frame Relations (5)
Inheritance
Precedes
Lexical Units (17)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ablaze.a | — | FN: burning; on fire |
| alight.a | — | FN: burning, on fire |
| backfire.n | — | FN: A fire that is burning fuel in order to prevent that fuel from being consumed by any other fire(s). |
| blaze.n | — | FN: An uncontrolled fire. |
| blaze.v | — | FN: Burn strongly |
| bonfire.n | — | FN: A fire, usually lit by one person, that is attended by a group of people. |
| brush fire.n | — | FN: a fire fueled by brush debris |
| burn.v | — | FN: Generate heat and light through combustion of fuel |
| campfire.n | — | FN: a fire lit in a setting of impermanent residence, usually in wilderness locations. Campfires are used for warmth and cooking while camping. |
| conflagration.n | — | FN: a very large and intense fire likely resulting in complete destruction. |
| fire.n | — | FN: A combustion of flammable materials. |
| flames.n | — | FN: Metonymic description of the fire. |
| hot spot.n | — | FN: Within a burning fire, a point of intense heat. |
| inferno.n | — | FN: a very large fire. |
| on fire.a | — | FN: burning. |
| rage.v | — | FN: Burn uncontrollably, without containment |
| spot fire.n | — | FN: A fire that arises when an ember or hot object falls on a flammable spot. A spot fire does not spread. |
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