[1] Ayala Ben-Yehuda of Billboard praised the album, stating: "on its fifth studio album, "Fire Away", Ozomatli shows a remarkable ability to innovate with its most expansive and energetic set in years".

[3] Ryan Drever of Clash found that the album offers "another rich dose of positive energy and musical diversity".

Berg manages to keep the grit and dirt in the band's live sound while adding just enough studio ambience to make the album jump hard".

[8] Matthew Cole of Slant stated: "while their verses might be disappointingly lightweight this time out, Ozomatli provides more than enough substance where it counts".

[10] Uncut reviewer wrote that the album "makes an energetic fist of recapturing in the studio their raucous collision of salsa, hip hop, funk and R&B".