  We present the first data release (DR1) of the Far-Infrared Polarimetric
Large Area CMZ Exploration (FIREPLACE) survey. The survey was taken using the
214-micron band of the HAWC+ instrument with the SOFIA telescope (19.6$'$
resolution; 0.7 pc). In this first data release we present dust polarization
observations covering a ~0.5$\deg$ region of the Galactic Center's Central
Molecular Zone (CMZ), approximately centered on the Sgr B2 complex. We detect
~25,000 Nyquist-sampled polarization pseudovectors, after applying the standard
SOFIA cuts for minimum signal-to-noise in fractional polarization and total
intensity of 3 and 200, respectively. Analysis of the magnetic field
orientation suggests a bimodal distribution in the field direction. This
bimodal distribution shows enhancements in the distribution of field directions
for orientations parallel and perpendicular to the Galactic plane, which is
suggestive of a CMZ magnetic field configuration with polodial and torodial
components. Furthermore, a detailed analysis of individual clouds included in
our survey (i.e., Sgr B2, Sgr B2-NW, Sgr B2-Halo, Sgr B1, and Clouds-E/F) shows
these clouds have fractional polarization values of 1--10% at 214-micron, with
most of the emission having values $<$5%. A few of these clouds (i.e., Sgr B2,
Clouds-E/F) show relatively low fractional polarization values toward the cores
of the cloud, with higher fractional polarization values toward the less dense
periphery. We also observe higher fractional polarization towards compact HII
regions which could indicate an enhancement in the grain alignment in the dust
surrounding these sources.
