The phrase "fire hampered" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: Fire hampered recovery efforts after the wildfire had been extinguished.
Poor water pressure and crowds drawn to the fire hampered firefighters as they tried to fight the flames and police blocked off the area to deter looters, the authorities said.
A fire hampered completion, and Stone & Webster became embroiled in a dispute about delays and costs with AES, of Arlington, Va., which hired it for the job, known as Wolf Hollow.
Their capacity to douse the fire was hampered by the discovery that their fire hoses did not properly fit onto the nearby hydrants.
The New Zealanders remained exposed to enfilade fire along their left flank and German artillery fire also hampered attempts to shore up their positions.
Initial efforts to contain the fire were hampered by a lack of organisation and poorly maintained fire fighting equipment at the terminal.
It is estimated that the Greeks fired 150 rounds per gun in this bombardment, while Ottoman counter-fire was hampered by lack of ammunition.
Eli is also concerned about how the increasing cost of fighting fires has hampered the U.S. Forest Service budget, leaving many areas of normal Forest Service operations underfunded.
Fire crews were hampered by fears over structurally unsafe buildings.
The Wallow Fire itself has hampered the Forest Service inquiry into the specific cause.
High temperatures and strong winds fanning the flames have hampered fire crews' efforts to control them.
In recent years the theory has been applied to job searches and whether high benefit levels and unemployment insurance, along with restrictions on hiring and firing employees, have hampered flexible labour markets.
