Fire Regulations in Massachusetts (2026)

Wood-burning fire pits, chimineas, and outdoor wood-burning fireplaces are prohibited in Lowell because open burning is…

Brockton requires a Class I permit from the head of the fire department before anyone sets up a chimenea, fire pit…

Chelsea bans open bonfires or other fires in a public way or close to any building unless the person first obtains a…

Somerville requires written sign-off from the fire chief engineer before anyone burns leaves or other material in the…

A recreational open-air fire in a Boston backyard, a fire pit, chiminea, or torch, needs a Fire Commissioner permit…

Recreational fire pits are legal across Plymouth County communities, but any open-air fire needs a permit from the…

Backyard recreational fires in Waltham require a Fire Department permit under 527 CMR 1.00. Fires must be in approved…

Massachusetts prohibits the sale, possession, and use of all consumer fireworks by private individuals, including…

All consumer fireworks including sparklers are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL Ch. 148 §39. Attleboro strictly…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts including sparklers. Boston enforces this strict statewide ban with…

All consumer fireworks including sparklers are illegal throughout Massachusetts under MGL Ch. 148 §39. This applies to…

Massachusetts bans nearly all consumer fireworks statewide, and Brockton adopts that ban directly: City Code § 7-79…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL c. 148 §39, including sparklers and firecrackers. Only…

ALL consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL c. 148 §39, including sparklers, firecrackers, Roman…

All consumer fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL Ch. 148 §39. Fall River strictly…

All consumer fireworks are illegal to sell, possess, or use in Lowell. Massachusetts is one of the few states with a…

All consumer fireworks are ILLEGAL in Newton and throughout Massachusetts under MGL c.148 s.39; possession, sale, or…

ALL consumer fireworks, including sparklers, firecrackers, Roman candles, and aerial fireworks, are ILLEGAL throughout…

All consumer fireworks are illegal everywhere in Plymouth County under MGL c.148 §39: including sparklers. Possession…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL c. 148 §39, including sparklers, firecrackers, and all…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL c. 148 §39, including sparklers. Revere Code Title 9 Ch…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts, including Somerville. Possession, sale, and use are criminal…

Consumer fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts under MGL Chapter 148, Section 39. Only professional displays with…

Before Leominster issues a license to keep, store, sell, manufacture or otherwise handle fireworks, firecrackers or…

Springfield bars any indoor fireworks or pyrotechnics display or business unless the operator gets a Fire Department…

Lawrence does not run its own fireworks code: § 8.04.020 hands regulation of manufacturing, handling, storage…

Taunton charges $50 to license the storage, manufacture or sale of rockets and fireworks under City Code Section 250-8…

Massachusetts law bars anyone in Somerville from setting, maintaining, or building up any open-air fire, brush piles…

Leominster's open-burning ordinance bans burning combustible material citywide, but Section 3-4 carves out a narrow…

Lowell property owners must keep yards and lots free of dead brush, tall grass, and fire hazards under the city…

Burning brush to clear vegetation across Plymouth County requires a fire department permit under MGL c.48 §13, allowed…

Boston may require vegetation management for fire safety. MA does not have a statewide defensible space mandate. Local…

Chelsea may require vegetation management for fire safety. MA does not have a statewide defensible space mandate. Local…

Norfolk County may require vegetation management for fire safety. MA does not have a statewide defensible space…

Revere may require vegetation management for fire safety. MA does not have a statewide defensible space mandate. Local…

Weymouth may require vegetation management for fire safety. MA does not have a statewide defensible space mandate…

Massachusetts restricts open burning to January 15 through May 1 annually with a permit issued by the local fire chief…

Open burning is banned year-round in Boston. The city is one of approximately 40 MA municipalities where the statewide…

Open burning in Brockton is regulated by the Massachusetts DEP and the Brockton Fire Department. Residential open…

Cambridge bans burning leaves and other refuse outright. Section 8.24.150 of the Municipal Code states the burning of…

Open burning is BANNED in Chelsea at all times. Chelsea is one of approximately 22 Massachusetts cities that…

Fall River is designated by MassDEP as a community where open burning is prohibited at all times under 310 CMR 7.07…

Section 8.04.030 flatly prohibits bonfires in Lawrence's streets and public places: 'No person shall make any bonfire…

Lowell is one of 22 Massachusetts communities where open burning is prohibited at all times. Under 310 CMR 7.07(3)(e)…

New Bedford prohibits burning garbage, refuse, or any substance offensive when burned anywhere in the city under…

Open burning in Newton is permitted only January 15 through May 1 under 310 CMR 7.07 with a daily permit from Newton…

Open burning in Massachusetts is governed by MGL c. 48 §13. It is prohibited from May 1 through January 14 each year…

Somerville is designated a no-burn community under 310 CMR 7.07. Open burning of brush, leaves, or yard waste is…

Burning construction or demolition debris anywhere in Springfield is banned outright, with fines running from $1,000 up…

Open burning is completely prohibited in Worcester under Massachusetts air pollution regulations (310 CMR 7.07)…

Revere bans any outdoor fire, from a barrel to an outdoor fireplace, without a written permit from the fire chief, and…

Attleboro allows open burning during the annual season from January 15 to May 1, between 10 AM and 4 PM (no fires…

Most Bristol County towns allow open burning from January 15 to May 1 with a free fire department permit under 310 CMR…

Open burning in Leominster requires a fire warden/chief permit under MGL c. 48, §13. Burning season: January 15–May 1…

Open burning across Plymouth County is legal only January 15–May 1, and only with a permit from the local fire…

Quincy is not in the Massachusetts year-round open burning ban list. Under MGL c. 48 §13, open burning is permitted…

Weymouth is not on the Massachusetts year-round open burning ban list. Open burning is permitted seasonally with a $25…

Massachusetts bans any open-air fire statewide unless the local forest warden or fire chief issues a permit good for no…

Cambridge enforces strict smoke and carbon monoxide detector rules under MGL c.148 s.26F and 527 CMR 1.00. Cambridge…

All Lowell residences must have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors meeting Massachusetts requirements under…

Newton enforces MA smoke and CO detector law requiring working alarms on every level; inspection certificate required…

Boston Code § 21-6 puts an affirmative, standalone duty on every building owner: install fire and/or smoke detectors on…

Chelsea requires automatic fire warning and smoke detector systems to be installed in buildings in accordance with…

Fall River requires an approved smoke detector in every apartment of any residential building with more than one unit…

State law requires a Somerville home seller to install approved smoke detectors before any sale or transfer of a…

Springfield requires every one- and two-family home to have approved smoke detectors on each level of habitation and in…

Before a dwelling in Taunton changes hands, the Fire Department must inspect it for the number and placement of…

Worcester requires every residential building with three to five dwelling units to have an approved monitored…

Lawrence's fire department charges $10.00 for a certificate of compliance with General Laws Chapter 148, Sections 26C…

Massachusetts requires a state fire marshal license and local fire chief permit to store flammable gases including…

Newton requires a fire-chief-issued license before any building or structure is used to keep, store, manufacture, or…

Storing propane at a Boston property needs a Building Code permit priced at $20 plus $5 per 100 pounds stored. A…

Brockton restricts where LP-gas can be filled or kept and adds a hard rule for larger tanks: under Code § 7-425, no LPG…

Fall River bars any propane, natural gas, or synthetic gas storage tank over 5,000 gallons from being built within 500…

Lawrence requires a Fire Department permit before any propane cylinder or LP-gas tank is stored on a property. The Fire…

Springfield's Fire Department requires a permit to store propane, with the inspection fee set by tank size: $75 for…