How to Use fireproof in a Sentence

fireproof

1 of 2 adjective

• Those things are fireproof, at least.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
• Those things are fireproof, at least.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
• The only thing left from my uncles house was a fireproof safe.
  — Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
• Even the valuables in their fireproof safe had burned or melted.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• That could mean a safe deposit box at a bank (which are often water- and fireproof).
  — Daniel B. Kline, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
• No plant is fireproof, but many are more difficult to ignite.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
• All of her outdoor lighting is fireproof with steel boxes.
  — Rick Montanez, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Break the fourth cinnamon stick into small pieces and stack in a pile on a fireproof surface.
  — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2021
• Heat the pitch in a metal can or some other fireproof container.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
• So maybe a fireproof tome is exactly what’s needed in this moment.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 May 2022
• Formula 1 race suits must be fireproof.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
• Meanwhile, Tynsky locked it in his laundry room, in a fireproof box.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
• Businesses quickly rebuilt, this time out of fireproof stone and brick.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 30 June 2022
• Use fire-resistant plants (no plants are fireproof) and rock, or other hardscape, around the home.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
• Luckily, they were stored in a fireproof box designed to withstand a burning house.
  — Emma Pattee, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2020
• The steel frame on the inside was built to withstand fires, and every office suite contained a fireproof vault.
  — Spencer Bevis, Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2021
• Store your documents in a fireproof safe, deposit box or the digital cloud.
  — Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021
• Was there something special about them—a fireproof roof, say, or a fancy sprinkler system?
  — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
• All fireplace screens must be made of a fireproof material, which is why nearly all are metal.
  — Jennifer Blair, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2020
• Keep back-ups of all of your important pieces of paperwork in a fireproof safe box, and in digital records.
  — Nicole Lapin, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• According to the sheriff, a fireproof vault did help save evidence.
  — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Fire takes everything and a fireproof safe, properly sited, gives your guns a chance to survive a house fire.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
• In the warehouse, each battery is inspected and charged in a rack with fireproof concrete dividers.
  — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• However, these can also be safely stored in a fireproof box along with your documents if space is an issue.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Firefighters are preparing to make a stand there, raking brush and wrapping the trees in fireproof blankets.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
• Outside of hydrating and cooling pads in the layered fireproof suits, there’s not much drivers can do to stay cool in the cockpit.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• Now there were three people pinned in by the fire, their possible last resort a fireproof blanket roughly the size of a large beach towel.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• In a launch video presenting the fireproof book, Atwood tries and fails to burn a prototype with a flamethrower.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2022
• His plans included steel window and door frames and fireproof stairways to ensure the children’s safety.
  — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2017
• Businesses will also be required to store all firearms in a locked, fireproof safe within the store’s premises when not open for business.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023

fireproof

2 of 2 verb

• The building was not fireproofed.
• The couple returned home Monday evening, and tried to fireproof the property.
  — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• This wouldn’t necessarily be bad advice if the building were fully fireproofed and adapted to ensure that fire doesn’t spread from floor to floor.
  — Feargus O'Sullivan, The Atlantic, 14 June 2017
• Rising premiums are pricing people out of their homes despite efforts to fireproof their properties.
  — Carter Evans, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2019
• Ditto California, which invested in renewables rather than fireproof its grid and now is beyond out-of-state rescue.
  — WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
• The cathedral's massive limestone vaults, designed to fireproof the building's interior, largely held up under the collapse of the burning roof.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Nov. 2020
• The government suggested fireproofing several buildings at the center where the festival is held.
  — Jaime Yaya Barry, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
• Even as California’s utilities do more to fireproof their lines and transformers, state officials say, the safest course during periods of high heat, dryness and winds may be to turn off power to some lines.
  — Julie Cart, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2019
• Scientists contend that if money were redirected from firefighting into projects like fireproofing homes, those communities could actually be made safer.
  — Justin Gillis, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
• The very fact that firefighting is publicly funded decreases the incentive for WUI residents to fireproof their properties.
  — Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2020
• Officials have called on residents to fireproof their homes and businesses, and more communities are participating in the national Firewise program, which aims to reduce wildfire risks.
  — Washington Post, 18 June 2021
• Timberline Glamping identified an issue with a batch of canvas tents that prevent fireproofing and waterproofing treatments from working together, and glampsites using those tents will remain closed.
  — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• Additional legislation in Sacramento seeks to fireproof the state’s energy infrastructure.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
• Homeowners seeking to better fireproof their properties can enlist Fire Maps, which uses drones to create 3D images of houses and terrain to pinpoint vulnerabilities.
  — Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
• Midrange gun cabinets are typically between $200-$500 and can have a keypad or biometric security and store more firearms, but fancier protections like fireproofing and waterproofing add to the cost.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026