Cooperative Services of the Bureau:

The NFFPC Compact (Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission.)
State Fire Assistance Program (was: Rural Fire Prevention & Control)
Volunteer Fire Assistance Program (was: Rural Community Fire Protection)
The CFFP Program (Cooperative Forest Fire Protection)
The FEPP Program (Federal Excess Personal Property)
The MFFC Program (Massachusetts Forest Fire Council)
The MA ARNG Agreement (National Guard Helicopter Service)
The Massachusetts Wild Fire Crew
The Bureau Training Program/ Massachusetts Fire Academy
Emergencies and Natural Disaster Assistance

Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Regional Offices (Telephones & Addresses)

Officers and Chiefs (Telephones & Addresses)

• Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)
• Department of Conservation and Recreation(DCR)

DCR Communications Control (Telephones, Addresses, Radio)

District Fire Wardens, Patrolmen, Towers, and Forest Wardens
(Equipment, Telephones & Addresses)

Region 1 (Barnstable, Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk Counties)

• District 1 (Shawme-Crowell State Forest/Barnstable County)
• District 2 (Myles Standish State Forest/Plymouth County)
• District 3 (Freetown State Forest/Bristol County)
• District 4 (F. Gilbert Hills State Forest/Norfolk County)

Region 2 (Essex, North Middlesex Counties)

• District 5 (Bradley Palmer State Park/ Essex County)
• District 6 (Great Brook Farm State Park/ North Middlesex County)

Region 3 (South Worcester, North Worcester, South Middlesex Counties)

• District 7 (Douglas State Forest/ South Worcester County)
• District 8 (Otter River State Forest/ North Worcester County)
• District 14 (Hopkinton State Park/ South Middlesex County)

Region 4 (Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden Counties)

• District 9 (Erving State Forest/ Franklin County)
• District 10 (Amherst Nursery/ Hampshire County)
• District 11 (Chicopee Memorial State Park/ Hampden County)

Region 5 (Berkshire County)

• District 12 (Regional Headquarters/ Berkshire County)

Statutory Authority of District Fire Wardens and Fire Patrolmen

Section 12

Bureau of Fire Control (Chapter 21, Section 5)

Fire Laws, State Forest Warden, Fire Chief (Chapter 48, Sections 8 - 28C)

Section 13

Local Fire Departments (Chapter 48, Sections 42, 42A, 43)

Forest Fire Prevention and Appropriation (Chapter 40, Section 11)

Payment of Forest Wardens (Chapter 132, Section 3)

Section 14

Forest Fire Observation Towers (Chapter 132, Section 30)

Control & Management of State Forests (Chapter 132, Section 31)

Section 15

Duties of Local Forest Wardens (Chapter 132, Section 37)

Explosives, Inflammables, Matches, Cigarettes (Chapter 148, Sections 50 - 55)

Railroad Fires (Chapter 160, Sections 234 - 241)

Section 16

Burning of Christmas Trees; Bonfires (Chapter 111, Sections 148 G,H,I)

Fire Crimes Against Property (Chapter 266, Sections 5 - 9)

Section 17

Forest Cutting Practice Laws (Chapter 132, Sections 41 - 44)

License to Harvest Forest Products (Chapter 132, Sections 46)

Inland Fisheries & Game Sunday Law (Chapter 131, Section 57)

Section 18

Declaration of Policy for Public Welfare (Chapter 132, Sections 40)

Cooperation and Private Property Access (Chapter 132, Section 45)

Public Health Sites and Establishment (Chapter 111, Sections 150A, 150B)

Section 19

Open Burning Regulations in Massachusetts (310 CMR)

Open Burning & Fire Training Policy in Massachusetts

Agricultural Burning Regulations in Massachusetts

Section 20

Fire Prevention Regulations (Massachusetts Fire Prevention Association)

Section 21

Air Pollution Regulations (Department of Public Health)

Interactive Map (Bureau of Fire Control Districts)

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