the Fire type sounds like it should be very strong on the offense right? and in most future games it's pretty reliable. in gen one, not so much.
first, let's talk moves. there's five Fire-type moves: ember, flamethrower, fire blast, fire punch, and fire spin.
Fire Spin is a special case, having the very useful gen one incarnation of moves like Wrap and Bind, making the opponent unable to fight back until they're finished. that said, while it has higher power than other moves of its kind, it also has the lowest Accuracy, so it's not the most practical.
Fire Punch is okay on its own, but limited to the rare-and-version-exclusive Magmar and the very-low-Special Hitmonchan
Fire Blast is a high-power, low-accuracy move; the biggest problem on a casual playthrough is that it's unique to a late game TM.
Flamethrower would be a good, reliable Fire move... if it weren't for most Fire pokémon only learning it at a high level. Vulpix learns it at level 35, Charmander at 38, Growlithe at level 50, and they go up from there! and note that you need to keep your Vulpix or Growlithe from evolving before then, so they'll be weak unevolved pokémon relying on Ember. until level 38 or 50. yeah.
now let's talk the Pokémon themselves!
your options are Charizard, Ninetales, Arcanine, Rapidash, Flareon, Magmar, and Moltres. of those, only Rapidash is widely available. the rest are all version-exclusive, legendary, or part of a three-way choice.
Charizard and Magmar are overall unimpressive stat-wise. Rapidash can't learn Flamethrower. you could use an Arcanine or Ninetales or Flareon, but in all cases you'll really need the Fire Blast TM to get anywhere.
as a final point, let's look at the reasons to use a Fire type in the first place!
they're not very impressive defensively, so you're definitely looking for attack here. Fire is super effective against three types: Grass, Bug, and Ice.
Bugs are pretty common, and Grass isn't too rare. the Ice thing isn't too useful though, as Ice types are very rare and many of them are part Water, negating that weakness.
the big issue though is that, if you want something for Grass and Bug... Flying is right there. way more widely available and less reliant on TMs. and you'll want a pokémon with Fly anyway, so Fire doesn't really add much to the team.
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