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{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' on the blatantly obvious|I appear to have burst into flames.|sound=Spy_autoonfire01.wav}}
[[File:Fire.png|thumb|200px|right|A burning Heavy]]
'''Fire''' or '''afterburn''' refers to the damage-over-time effect inflicted on a player when hit by an enemy [[Pyro]]'s [[Flamethrower]], [[Backburner]], [[Degreaser]] or [[Flare Gun]]. A [[Sniper]] can also set enemies on fire if a friendly Pyro has ignited his [[Huntsman]] arrows. This is useful for hit-and-run tactics and for weakening or finishing off an opponent if the damage from the Flamethrower alone is not enough to kill them. This allows Pyros to score kills even while dead, as the fire damage may finish off a wounded opponent.

Upon being set aflame, a player character will automatically scream out that they are on fire, alerting nearby [[Medic]]s and teammates to their plight. Setting an opponent on fire also creates a disorienting effect on their screen view (flames will engulf the edges of the screen and a burning sound is heard). This can be used to a team's advantage if the Pyro is able to ambush a group of attacking foes.  Snipers lit on fire will find it extremely difficult to perform an accurate shot, as the scoped view will move every time the Sniper takes damage from the burning.

Fire can be used to carry out [[Spy checking|Spy checks]]. A small burst of flame will ignite an enemy [[Spy]], even if cloaked or disguised. If a player is set on fire, you can see particles of the players team color coming from them, a useful effect for distinguishing [[disguise]]d Spies.

The fire effect starts immediately upon damage from the Flamethrower, Backburner, Degreaser, Flare Gun, or a flaming arrow from the Huntsman and lasts for 10 seconds. Additional hits from these weapons restarts the duration of the fire back to ten seconds. Fire damages a player every half-second for 3 HP each tick (2 HP each tick for Degreaser), totaling 60 damage over those ten seconds (40 damage for Degreaser). Afterburn damage cannot Crit, however it can still Mini-Crit if the target is covered in [[Jarate]] or if the attacking Pyro is buffed by the [[Buff Banner]]

Note that enemy Pyros cannot be set on fire. While a Pyro still takes contact damage from the Flamethrower, he will not take further damage over time. The Pyro does, however, count as on fire for a brief second while he appears with the charred graphical effect after taking damage from a fire-inducing weapon, and while he takes no additional damage, he can still suffer Critical hits from the [[Axtinguisher]], or Mini-Crits from the Flare Gun.

==Surviving Fire==
The following will extinguish a player who is on fire:
*Picking up a [[health pack]] or [[Sandvich]]
*Completely immersing one's self in a body of [[water]]. Puddles and low-level water (such as in the sewer tunnels in [[2Fort]]) will not extinguish a burning player.
*Being the recipient of a regular [[ÜberCharge]]; a Kritzkrieg charge will not extinguish the flames if the target is already being healed.
*Being healed by a Medic, Dispenser, or Payload Cart for a full second will extinguish flames.
*Being splashed with [[Jarate]] by a friendly [[Sniper]], or [[Mad Milk]] from a friendly [[Scout]]. Snipers and Scouts can also extinguish themselves by throwing their respective Jars at their feet.
*Being [[Compression blast|airblasted]] by a friendly Pyro.
*Activating the [[Dead Ringer]] as a Spy.
*Touching a [[Resupply locker]].


The following methods do not extinguish the afterburn, but can help burning players survive by healing faster than the afterburn can deal damage or by mitigating afterburn's damage:
*Eating a (non-dropped) [[Sandvich]] or a [[Dalokohs Bar]].
*Being healed by a [[Medic]]
*Being healed by an [[Engineer]]'s [[Dispenser]] or by the Cart in [[Payload]] mode.
*Drinking [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] will stop any afterburn damage, although it may resume after the effects of Bonk! have worn off. Note that it does not protect against Flare Gun inflicted afterburn.
*A [[Medic]]'s health regeneration will often be enough. With the [[Syringe Gun]], the minimum healing rate (3/sec) will halve the damage taken by fire.
*A Medic's [[Oktoberfest]] taunt may save a Medic low on health.
*The healing received on-hit when using the [[Blutsauger]] or [[Black Box]].
*Shooting an enemy coated with [[Mad Milk]] will heal 75% of the damage dealt.
*Health gained on-kill with the [[Eyelander]] or [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] as Demoman. 
*The [[Chargin' Targe]] offers a fire resistance that applies to afterburn.
*The [[Battalion's Backup]] provides a 35% damage resistance to the Soldier and all teammates in range of him.
*The [[Dead Ringer]] provides a 90% damage resistance if set alight while Cloaked as [[Spy]]

==Kill Icons==
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File:Killicon_flamethrower.png|[[Flamethrower]]
File:Killicon_backburner.png|[[Backburner]]
File:Killicon_degreaser.png|[[Degreaser]]
File:Killicon_flare_gun.png|[[Flare Gun]]
File:Killicon_flaming_huntsman.png|Flaming [[Huntsman]]
File:Killicon_flaming_huntsman_afterburn.png|Flaming Huntsman afterburn
File:Killicon_flaming_huntsmanhs.png|Flaming Huntsman headshot
File:Killicon_deflect_flaming_arrow.png|Deflected flaming Huntsman
File:Killicon_deflect_flaming_arrowhs.png|Deflected flaming Huntsman headshot
File:Killicon_fire.png|Environmental ignite damage (Custom maps only)
</gallery>

==Related Achievements==
===General===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|General|Flamethrower}}
}}

===Soldier===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|Soldier|Semper Fry}}
}}

===Pyro===
{{Achievement table
| col1 = 
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Attention Getter}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Burn Ward}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Controlled Burn}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Firewall}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Got A Light?}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Next of Kindling}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Pyromancer}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Spontaneous Combustion}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Weenie Roast}}
| col2 =
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Baptism by Fire}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Combined Fire}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Cooking the Books}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Firewatch}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|I Fry}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Pilot Light}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Second Degree Burn}}
{{Show achievement|Pyro|Trailblazer}}
}}

===Engineer===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|Engineer|The Extinguished Gentleman}}
}}

===Medic===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|Medic|Autoclave }}
| {{Show achievement|Medic|Infernal Medicine}}
}}

===Sniper===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|Sniper|Friendship is Golden}}
}}

===Spy===
{{Achievement table
| {{Show achievement|Spy|Burn Notice}}
}}

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