multialarm

== English == === Alternative forms === multi-alarm === Etymology === From multi- +‎ alarm. === Adjective === multialarm (not comparable) (US, firefighting, of a fire) Requiring the work of several firetrucks to contain or extinguish. ==== Usage notes ==== The alarm level is a measure of the resources required to deal with the fire; thus one might speak of a three-alarm fire or three-alarmer.