{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "fire",
  "title": "FIRE",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/fire/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/fire.json",
  "summary": "Cluster of local and fatal fire incidents (including a lithium-ion battery house fire with fatalities and highway/grass fires) driving searches for 'fire'.",
  "why_now": "The trend is tied to contemporaneous reporting of multiple incidents — the fatal lithium-ion battery story is a strong attention driver and creates immediate interest in battery safety and product details while grass/highway fires drive local traffic and commute-related searches.",
  "evidence_summary": "Multiple news reports of fire incidents — including a notable fatality — explain elevated search volume for the generic term 'fire'.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:20:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 64.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Lithium-ion battery caused fire that killed mum and 3 children - BBC",
    "Highway 50 delays in Folsom after vehicle goes off roadway, sparks grass fire - KCRA"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Lithium-ion battery caused fire that killed mum and 3 children - BBC",
      "source": "BBC",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTE1ic0JpWDROTUNhUHh2aXE5MEZPZ1hUUHpnN1ZaSWJkaE53d2R5cWFpcGh2Y2pWMUs4OTVSeHlLNmswa1g1cHp5NlB2dlN3OWZDWGsydlNTU0NZVXc?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202609290102_signal_Quality-3-fire",
    "batch_id": "202609290102",
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      "Kurzweil": "202609290058_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202609290056_signal_Jobs.txt",
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}