Massachusetts sets no statewide defensible-space mandate, so Lynn has no required brush-clearance zones. Property owners must still keep lots free of fire-hazard growth under the city's property-maintenance rules, and vegetation cannot be burned to clear it.
Massachusetts does not impose the defensible-space clearance rules found in western wildfire states, and Lynn has no mapped brush-clearance requirement. Overgrown or hazardous vegetation is handled through the city's property-maintenance and nuisance enforcement rather than a fire code. Burning brush to clear a lot is not a shortcut: open burning is confined to the January 15–May 1 season and requires a Lynn Fire Department permit under M.G.L. c. 48, § 13. The wooded western edge of the city around the roughly 2,200-acre Lynn Woods Reservation carries the most brush-fire risk, peaking in spring before green-up.
Overgrown or hazardous vegetation triggers a property-maintenance notice to correct, with municipal fines if ignored. Negligently setting a brush fire brings liability for suppression costs and possible criminal charges.
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