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Fire Regulations in Haverhill, MA (2026)

4 verified fire regulations for Haverhill, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Fireworks

City Code § 145-3 bars anyone from setting off fireworks in Haverhill except on days, hours and terms the Chief of Police sets by order of the City Council, and § 145-2 requires a license to manufacture fireworks in the City.

Haverhill Fireworks Use and Sale Rules

Significant Restrictions

Haverhill City Code § 145-3

§ 145-1. License required for storage of certain explosives. No license shall be granted by the City Council for the use of any building or structure in the City for the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of gunpowder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, or of explosives or flammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes or any explosives of a like nature or of any other expl...

Outdoor Burning

In the City of Haverhill, anyone burning brush, leaves or agricultural debris outdoors needs a permit under City Code § 128-6.1. The first open burning permit each calendar year costs $10; additional permits that year are free. Agricultural burning permits cost $50. Burning without a permit is illegal burning: no charge for a first offense, $50 for a second, and $100 for every offense after that.

Open Burning Permits and Fines in Haverhill

Some Restrictions

Haverhill City Code § 128-6.1

§ 128-6.1. Open burning permit; agricultural burning permit; illegal burning. ... A. Open burning permit and offenses. (1) Open burning permit (Fee to be paid for the first permit in any calendar year. Any additional permit granted in the same calendar year shall be without any fee.): $10 poer calendar year. ... (2) Illegal burning. (a) First offense: no charge. (b) Second offense: $50. (c) Thi...

Smoke Detectors

In the City of Haverhill, the Fire Department charges set inspection fees before it will certify smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector compliance. City Code §§ 128-7 and 128-8 scale the fee by dwelling size, from $50 for a single-family home to $500 for buildings over six units, plus separate reinspection charges.

Smoke Detector Inspection Fees in Haverhill

Some Restrictions

Haverhill City Code §§ 128-7, 128-8

§ 128-7. Smoke detector inspection (for combination smoke/carbon monoxide inspection) (per MGL c. 148, Fire Prevention, § 10A). ... A. Single-family dwelling or a single-dwelling unit: $50. B. Two-family dwelling: $100. C. Any building/structure with six or fewer residential/commercial units: $150. D. Any building or structure with more than six units: $500. ... § 128-8. Smoke detector reinspec...

Propane Storage

Haverhill adopts the state Fire Prevention Code by reference under City Code § 150-2 and, under § 150-5, ties bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage limits to the Zoning Code and the Fire Marshal's judgment rather than a fixed citywide gallon cap.

Haverhill Bulk Propane Storage Restrictions

Some Restrictions

Haverhill City Code §§ 150-2, 150-3, 150-5

§ 150-2. Adoption of standards by reference. ... There is hereby adopted for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion the provisions of MGL c. 148 and the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations set forth in 527 CMR, chapter 7, Fire Resistant Materials and Construction, and Chapter 9, Fire Protection Systems, of the Massachus...