---
title: fireDate
framework: alarmkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/firedate
---

# fireDate

The date the countdown starts.

## Declaration

```swift
var fireDate: Date
```

## Discussion

Discussion The alarm transitions to the alerting state.

## See Also

### Creating a countdown

- [init(totalCountdownDuration:previouslyElapsedDuration:startDate:fireDate:)](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/init(totalcountdownduration:previouslyelapsedduration:startdate:firedate:).md)
- [previouslyElapsedDuration](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/previouslyelapsedduration.md)
- [startDate](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/startdate.md)
- [totalCountdownDuration](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/totalcountdownduration.md)