fire bug

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fire bug

Someone who enjoys setting fires; a pyromaniac or arsonist. I'm sure that fire bug Max set our shed on fire—it wouldn't be the first time he started a fire in the neighborhood.
See also: bug, fire
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • under fire
  • open fire on (someone)
  • on fire
  • have a/(one's) finger on the button
  • draw (someone's) fire
  • draw fire
  • draw someone's fire
  • put out a/the fire
  • a fire under (someone or something)
  • miss fire
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POLICE are hunting fire bugs after five arson attacks took place in two weeks.
Police hunt arsonists after five attacks in two weeks
Fire chiefs say they have strengthened working relationships with the police, council wardens, housing associations and local media outlets in its bid to stamp out fire bugs.
Report shows a 40 per cent fall in suspicious blazes
Chester cops hunt fire bugs after car damaged in arson attack"Two people in the second car are in the care of paramedics while crews set up equipment to free one of the casualties.
Air ambulance attending collision near Chester; Casualty reported trapped in one of the vehicles
The centre was a regular magnet for young fire bugs in the past.
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In the latest incident, two adjacent wheelie bins in Oldfield Road were targeted by fire bugs at about 10pm.
FIRE CHIEF'S PLEA TO END BIN FIRES
It did this by initiatives such as making sure abandoned vehicles were towed away to stop them becoming a magnet for the fire bugs, and working with councils to ensure empty buildings were properly boarded up.
OurSay; BIRMINGHAM Mail
That builders aren't overly anxious about the threat of arson isn't surprising, given statistics that show incidents of intentional fires on a steady decline for at least a decade, according to data released in March by the National Fire Prevention Association (see "Extinguishing Fire Bugs," page 148).
Burning issues: jobsite arson doesn't keep most builders awake at night, but maybe it should. Environmental radicals haven't stopped their attacks on new-home construction
Fire bugs tried to destroy the building in Hornchurch, Essex, by dousing the front door with petrol.
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"Lives are being put at risk by idiotic fire bugs who don't give a damn about the consequences of their actions," said Mr McCormack.
Fireman nearly guillotined by steel shutter
A Vauxhall Astra was gutted by fire bugs in the Acrefair area.
Arson attacks FIREFIGHTERS were early [...]
The 37-year-old, who also lives on Lambeth Road, fears it could attract fire bugs putting their homes at risk.
Residents' anger at fly tippers