The Collaborative International Dictionary
fireward
Firewarden \Fire"ward`en\, n. An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; -- called also fireward.
Wiktionary
fireward
a. Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc. adv. Toward a fire n. 1 (context obsolete English) a fire chief 2 (context obsolete English) a fireman