fire coordination

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fire coordination

[¦fīr kō‚ȯrd·ən′ā·shən]

(ordnance)

The planning and execution of fire so that targets are adequately covered by a suitable weapon or groups of weapons.

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Friday, the Northwest Fire Coordination Center in Portland said.

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The fire, which was 40 percent contained, had burned nearly 5,000 acres, said Mauragrace Healey of the Northwest Fire Coordination Center in Portland.