fireguard

noun

1. a person trained in fire prevention and safety: We’re looking for volunteer fireguards for Sunday’s performance.
2. a protective framework of wire in front of a fireplace; a fire screen.
3. a strip of cleared land made to check the spread of a forest or prairie fire; a firebreak.

noun

1. Also called: fire screen a metal panel or meshed frame put before an open fire to protect against falling logs, sparks, etc
2. a less common word for firebreak