Usually means: Illusion of fire, not real.
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  1. false fire: Wordnik
  2. false fire: Wiktionary
  3. False fire: Dictionary.com
  4. false fire: FreeDictionary.org
  5. False fire: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (false fire)

noun:  (historical) A combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signalling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy.
noun:  (historical) A light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction.

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