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Fire Regulations in Springfield, MA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Fireworks

Springfield bars any indoor fireworks or pyrotechnics display or business unless the operator gets a Fire Department exemption, then meets staffing, distance, and written-plan requirements before the show.

Springfield Indoor Fireworks Rules

Significant Restrictions

Springfield City Code § 178-13

No person shall be engaged in the business of using, displaying or exhibiting fireworks or pyrotechnics special-effect devices or explosive compositions or materials or any combination of the same, or any article which was prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation in any indoor building or structure in the City as such...

Outdoor Burning

Burning construction or demolition debris anywhere in Springfield is banned outright, with fines running from $1,000 up to $10,000 for repeat offenses.

Springfield MA Construction Waste Burn Ban

Heavy Restrictions

Springfield City Code § 327-30

To prevent nuisance to City residents, danger to the public health or detriment to the public comfort and convenience, no person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of any construction or demolition waste, as defined above in § 327-1. B. Whoever violates any order, rule or regulation promulgated or adopted under the provisions of this section shall be punished, for the first off...

Smoke Detectors

Springfield requires every one- and two-family home to have approved smoke detectors on each level of habitation and in the basement within 90 days of the ordinance's effective date, per City Code § 178-14.

Springfield Smoke Detector Requirement

Some Restrictions

Springfield City Code § 178-14B(2)(b)

Every house, building or structure in the City containing one- and two-family dwelling units occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes and not otherwise regulated by MGL c. 148, § 26A or 26B, shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this section, be equipped with approved smoke detectors. Owners of such buildings or structures shall install either an approved monitored battery...

Propane Storage

Springfield's Fire Department requires a permit to store propane, with the inspection fee set by tank size: $75 for tanks up to 100 gallons, $125 for 101 to 1,000 gallons, and $225 for tanks over 1,000 gallons.

Springfield, MA Propane Storage Permit Fees

Some Restrictions

Springfield City Code § 100-7.F

Propane storage permit and inspection: Tank Capacity (gallons) Fee 0 to 100 $75 101 to 1,000 $125 1,001 and over $225 G. Combustible liquids, permit and inspection: (1) Transportation (two-year permit): $100. (2) Overnight parking of tank truck (two-year permit): $100. H. Lumber yards and forest products, permit and inspection (two-year permit): $100. I. Fuel oil, gasoli...