Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148 – Fire Prevention | Midpage1Definitions2Investigations of fires or explosions by local officials; notice to marshal of suspicious origins or undetermined causes; reports; records2ANotice of unauthorized ignition of fire within public or private schools or on school grounds; submission of report by school principal3Investigations by marshal; examination of witnesses; perjury; criminal complaint; prosecutions; reports to commissioner of insurance4Persons authorized to enter and inspect premises; inspections of institutions; reports5Investigation of premises and alleys as to fire hazards; remedy of conditions; expenses; penalty5AUnvented liquid fired space heaters; use or sale prohibited6Neglect or refusal of officers to comply with duty7Reports of marshal and commissioner of insurance8Reports to heads of fire departments, insurance companies, property owners and other interested persons9Regulations relating to explosives and inflammable materials; reports of quantities and locations; ordinances and by-laws9AModel rocket engines; storage; manufacture; use; sale10Regulations relative to fire prevention10AHeads of fire departments; permits; inspections; records; fees; list of fire department heads10BViolation of regulations of board10CAlteration, repair or installation of oil burners; necessity of certificate; exceptions10DCertificate as oil burner technician; minimum age; application; fee; examination; duration of certificate; electrical work10EApprentice certificates; fee; duration; expiration; renewal10FRules and regulations regarding types and classes of certificates10GSuspension or revocation of certificates10HFirms or corporations; licensing requirements11Expert assistants; laboratory12License and permit for manufacture of fireworks; sale, transfer, or exchange of explosive materials; punishment13Licenses for land for explosives and inflammable materials; certificate of approval; record; certificate of registrations; fees; replacements and alterations of, and regulations for buildings; explosion hazard; appeals to marshal14Inflammable fluids in motor vehicles15Transportation of explosives or inflammable materials; violation of regulations16Fireworks, explosives and inflammable materials; violations; penalties17Restraint of erection or use of buildings in violation of statute or regulations19Bonds for blasting permits; filing fee20Actions on bonds; employee of permittee; pro rata payment of claims20ABond for blasting operations in more than one place20BCertificate of competency to conduct blasting operations; application; fee; examination; issuance; duration; expiration; renewal; duplicate; restrictions regarding persons subject to restraining order issued pursuant to chapter 209A20CLiability for damages caused by blasting21Enforcement of laws and regulations relative to blasting22Injuries from explosives kept or transported contrary to statutes or regulations23Keeping and use of inflammable fluids; permit; fee23AInflammable anti-freeze in hydrants24Keeping and handling of fire menace material; carpenter or paint shop in habitation25Use of salamanders or stoves for drying materials25ASecond hand space heaters; unvented space heaters25BUnvented liquid fired space heaters; use or sale prohibited25CSale of decorating candles; rules and regulations25DManufacture and sale of children's clothing and sleepwear; rules and regulations25EResidential gas appliances; sale or installation26Installation of automatic equipment on order of marshal26AAutomatic sprinklers in high rise buildings; enforcement; appeals26A 1/2Automatic sprinklers in older high rise buildings; enforcement; installation schedule26BAutomatic fire warning and smoke detection systems in certain buildings; enforcement; appeals26CCertain public accommodations; automatic smoke or heat detectors26DDefinitions applicable to Secs. 26D to 26F26EResidential buildings or structures; installation of smoke detectors26FResidential buildings or structures; equipping with smoke detectors upon sale or transfer26GAutomatic sprinkler systems required for buildings and structures totaling more than 7,500 gross square feet26G 1/2Nightclubs, dance halls, discotheques, bars; adequate system of automatic sprinklers26HLodging or boarding houses; automatic sprinkler systems26IMultiple dwelling units; new construction; automatic sprinkler systems26F1/2Carbon monoxide alarms required in certain residential structures; regulation; inspections; enforcement27Failure to comply with order of marshal27AShutting off, disconnection, obstruction, removal or destruction, of fire protection devices; permit; report; violation of statute; enforcement27BPiling snow on fire hydrants; penalty28Regulations to prevent fire hazards and fires28AReports of violations of building laws28BBuildings with canine guards; reports29Application of orders to occupant or owner; payment for cost of changes in premises; maximum expenditure30Violations; notice and enforcement of orders or regulations30AUnlawful tampering, etc. with notice of violation; punishment31Appeals to marshal32Sharing information by insurers; liability of insurer or arson squad; confidential information33Duties and powers of marshal34Violation of statutes34AAssembly use group building; dangerous condition34BSerious bodily injury; penalties34CSubsequent violations of state building code or state fire code34DEnforcement of orders of marshall or head of fire department37Tanks for storage of fluids; permits; violation of statute or regulation; annual inspection; fees37ARemoval and testing of fuel storage tanks; grant programs for municipalities and agencies; powers and duties of administrative review board37BGrants for removal or replacement of fuel storage tanks38Regulations relative to tanks38JResidential property utilizing heating oil tanks; safety requirements; inspection; certification39Sales, possession, use, etc. of combustible or explosive substances to produce visible or audible effects; fireworks; definitions; exceptions; enforcement procedures; penalties39ARegulations for permits for displays of fireworks; fees40Storage of fireworks; bonds for manufacture and storage; fee41Actions on bonds42Displays or exhibits of fireworks; bonds43Actions on bonds; pro rating claims; other remedies44Firecrackers and pyrotechnical ship or railway signals45Violation of Secs. 40 to 4446Inflammable stove polish and foundry paste; regulations; penalties50Search warrants for explosive, inflammable and combustible substances kept contrary to statutes or regulations51Forfeiture of explosive, inflammable and combustible substances; sale or destruction; proceeds52Matches kept for sale or use in store52ASale of exploding matches, cigars or cigarettes54Lighted cigarettes, etc. likely to cause fire; dropping or throwing from vehicles or placing on forest lands or fields55Explosive golf balls56Parking space business; licenses; fees; term; suspension and revocation; unlicensed business57Siding as conductor of electricity; approval58Fire extinguishing systems, issuance of certificates for installation and servicing59Display of street address number on buildings; use in enhanced 911 service60Novelty lighters; application of section