Fire Regulations in Fall River, MA (2026)

M.G.L. c. 148, Section 39

Section 39. No person shall sell, or keep or offer for sale, or have in his possession, or under his control, or use, or explode, or cause to explode, any combustible or explosive composition or substance, or any combination of such compositions or substances, or any other article, which was prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration...

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, Sec. 13 (Setting Open Air Fires; Conditions and Restrictions; Penalty)

No person shall set, maintain or increase a fire in the open air at any time except by permission, covering a period not exceeding two days from the date thereof, granted by the forest warden or chief of the fire department in cities and towns, or, in cities having such an official, the fire commissioner... persons eighteen years of age or older may, without a permit, set, maintain or increase ...

Fall River Code § 22-79(A)-(B)

Any building within the City used as a residential occupancy and which contains more than one apartment shall be equipped with an approved smoke detector in each apartment. Any building within the City used as a residential occupancy which is located at a distance exceeding 1 1/2 miles from the nearest municipal Fire Department station, and which contains eight or more apartments, shall be equi...

Fall River Code § 30-93(C)

No tank in excess of 5,000 gallons or any other structure shall be erected or installed for the purpose of storing, processing or liquefying propane, natural or synthetic natural gas within 500 feet of a residentially zoned area. D. No person shall construct a platform and appurtenances for the purpose of loading or unloading tank trucks and tank cars with liquefied propane gas, liquefied na...