Forged in fire is used to describe a person or character who has become stronger through enduring difficult or challenging experiences. The zoning ordinance divides the unincorporated territory of the county into geographical districts designated as zoning districts.There is something forged in all of us that can only be forged through fire. Perhaps intense periods of struggle, pain, betrayal, persecution, and rejection. The words drifted through the church like the rising embers of a fire, touching Clara in a way she hadn't expected. The retreat is meant to serve as a "well" to which participants can go to fill up their own spiritual "buckets. Open burning is the single greatest cause of wildfires in NYS.