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FSD Advisories

Here you'll find Fire Safety Division Technical Advisories.

In order to assist local fire departments in uniform enforcement of the state fire code and in unique situations the following advisories are issued by the State Fire Marshal to Heads of Fire Departments. For more information please contact the Division of Fire Safety at 978-567-3375 or email Paul Vigneau.

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Advisory- Dangers of Lithium Batteries 2023 (English, PDF 229.03 KB)

Advisory - Electrical Code (527 CMR 12) (English, PDF 80.18 KB)

Advisory - Revisions to 527 CMR 1.00 (English, PDF 155.29 KB)

Advisory- Flying Wish Paper (English, PDF 164.61 KB)

Updated Guidance for Outdoor Dining (English, PDF 158.04 KB)

Superseding Guidance for Energy Storage System (ESS) Installations in One and Two-Family Dwellings (English, PDF 653.06 KB)

Joint DFS/ DPL Advisory on Temporary Heat for Outdoor Dining (English, PDF 241.93 KB)

UPDATE TO WebEx Event - Current Issues in Fire Prevention (English, PDF 201.58 KB)

Joint DFS/ DPL Guidance on Safety Considerations for Schools (English, PDF 361.02 KB)

School Emergency Planning and COVID-19 (English, PDF 372.79 KB)

New Fire Suppression Uniform Service Tag Requirements (English, PDF 531.96 KB)

Edwards Recalls Mechanical Heat Detectors Due to Failure to Alert to Fire (English, PDF 526.81 KB)

Governor’s Executive Order Reinstating Licensing Deadlines and Resuming Certain Inspections (English, PDF 2.04 MB)

Emergency Amendment for article 230.85 Emergency Disconnects (English, PDF 175.97 KB)

Joint DFS/DPL Outdoor Dining Guidance (English, PDF 298.33 KB)

Recent amendments to 527 CMR 1.00 effective May 15, 2020 (English, PDF 174.58 KB)

School Fire Drills for Academic Year 2019-2020 (English, PDF 162 KB)

Temporary Increase in DDS Group Home Occupancy (English, PDF 654.86 KB)

GUIDANCE REGARDING: Expiration of DFS-Issued Licenses/Certificates 041020 (English, PDF 772.31 KB)

Guidance Regarding Licenses Issued to Businesses 041020 (English, PDF 485.01 KB)

Joint DPL/DFS Memorandum on Temporary Shelters (English, PDF 730.09 KB)

Temporary COVID-19 Sites (English, PDF 551.84 KB)

Update Coding COVID-19 in MFIRS Memo (English, PDF 253.02 KB)

Coding Covid-19 Responses in MFIRS (English, PDF 166.06 KB)

Coding Covid-19 Responses in MFIRS

Governor’s Emergency Executive Orders Affecting Licensing and Inspections (English, PDF 426.98 KB)

Advisory - Viral Teen Video Resulting in Fire Incidents (English, PDF 220.46 KB)

Advisory - Revisions to 527 CMR 1.00: Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code (English, PDF 884.84 KB)

Advisory - School Fire Drills (English, PDF 478.25 KB)

Advisory - Breathe Easy: Using Home Oxygen Safely Campaign (English, PDF 175.76 KB)

Advisory - Keep Warm, Keep Safe Campaign Toolkit (English, PDF 166.67 KB)

Advisory - Hydrolevel Recalls Controllers for Slant/Fin Boilers due to Fire Hazard (English, PDF 168.99 KB)

Smoke Alarm Public Awareness Campaign (English, PDF 172.29 KB)

Fireworks Display Checklist (English, PDF 140.01 KB)

Fireworks display checklist for fire departments.

Advisory - Update to the Fire Code Violations Book (English, PDF 198.91 KB)

Advisory - Application of M.G.L. C. 148 S. 26C for Existing Noncompliant Appartment Buildings 4/2/18 (English, PDF 465.77 KB)

Advisory - School Emergency Planning and Door Locking 3/30/18 (English, PDF 619.42 KB)

Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Works 3/29/18 (English, PDF 151.33 KB)

Advisory - Fire Safety Public Service Announcements (PSAs) (English, PDF 73.43 KB)

Advisory to Chiefs Kidde Recall of Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms 3/23/18 (English, PDF 193.52 KB)

Advisory to Chiefs Kidde Recall of Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms 3/23/18

Kidde Press Release Recall of Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms 3/22/18 (English, PDF 133.77 KB)

Kidde Press Release Recall of Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms 3/22/18

Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall Placard 11/2/17 (English, PDF 273.2 KB)

CPSC Kidde Recall Press Release 11/2/17 (English, PDF 148.38 KB)

PEMALL Watchman Model PGS-70 Gas Station Suppression Systems (English, PDF 57.79 KB)

Recall - TNT Red, White, & Blue Smoke Fireworks 6/28/2017 (English, PDF 70.26 KB)

PEMALL Watchman Model PGS-70 Gas Station Suppression Systems 6/5/2017 (English, PDF 57.79 KB)

Disguised Doors 5/1/2017 (English, PDF 190.9 KB)

Inspection Requirements of Residential Structures Upon Sale or Transfer to Assure Compliance with the Commonwealth's Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements 2/1/2017 (English, PDF 161.12 KB)

Regulation updates 527 CMR 1.00 11/21/16 (English, PDF 4.83 MB)

Recall of Kidde NightHawk Hardwired Combination Smoke-CO Alarms 11/16/2016 (English, PDF 114.35 KB)

Regulation Updates 2016 11/5/16 (English, PDF 2.17 MB)

State Fire Code Regulation Updates 2016

Memo - Regulation Update 527 CMR 1.0 13.7 to 13.10 11/1/2016 (English, PDF 106.36 KB)

FireFactors - Smoke Alarm Requirements 11/1/2016 (English, PDF 199.45 KB)

Binary Exploding Targets 10/5/2016 (English, PDF 45.13 KB)

Recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Smart Phone 9/8/16 (English, PDF 160.54 KB)

Recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Smart Phone

Cooking Appliances under Tents, Canopies and other Temporary Structures 5/2/16 (English, PDF 109.7 KB)

Colored Powder 4/4/2016 (English, PDF 110.68 KB)

Lithium-ion Battery/Hoverboard Safety 4/4/2016 (English, PDF 114.19 KB)

A law relative to establishing the sales and use of consumer fireworks in the Commonwealth 9/3/2015 (English, PDF 115.56 KB)

Restaurant Hood Cleaning 8/19/2015 (English, PDF 57.09 KB)

Food Trucks 8/13/2015 (English, PDF 410.82 KB)

Forest Products - 527 CMR 1.00, Chapter 31 5/1/2015 (English, PDF 45.38 KB)

Fire Suppression System Initiators Containing Explosive Materials 3/1/2015 (English, PDF 45.44 KB)

Fire Protection Permit as of January 1, 2015 - REVISED Adoption of Revised Comprehensive Fire Safety Code pdf format of Fire Protection Permit as of January 1, 2015-REVISED 2/6/2015 (English, PDF 566.2 KB)

Open Air Burning 2/1/15 (English, PDF 48.13 KB)

Revised 502 CMR 5.00 Permit and Inspection Requirements of Aboveground Storage Tanks of More than Ten Thousand Gallons Capacity 2/1/2015 (English, PDF 64.64 KB)

Sky Lanterns 1/1/2015 (English, PDF 45.16 KB)

Underground Storage Tank Requirements under the revised Massachusetts Fire Code after January 1, 2015 12/31/2014 (English, PDF 862.07 KB)

Legislation Concerning Blasting 12/1/2014 (English, PDF 45.49 KB)

Updated New and Renewed Liquor License Inspections 10/20/2014 (English, PDF 65.72 KB)

Smoke Detector Recall 10/1/2014 (English, PDF 175.44 KB)

Restaurant Fires 9/17/2014 (English, PDF 141.76 KB)

Advisory on Form for 527 CMR 40.00 9/1/2014 (English, PDF 45.34 KB)

CMR 40.00 Inspection Form 9/1/2014 (English, PDF 42.81 KB)

Corn Mazes 9/1/2014 (English, PDF 45.29 KB)

Special Effects in School Productions 8/1/2014 (English, PDF 46.06 KB)

Information from DEP Regarding Perchlorate-Containing Fireworks 6/1/2014 (English, PDF 62.9 KB)

Temporary Housing at Traveling Carnivals and Circuses 6/1/2014 (English, PDF 46.53 KB)

Floor Protection Requirements 4/2/2014 (English, PDF 42.29 KB)

Mechanical Refrigeration and Compliance with 527 CMR 33.00 4/1/2014 (English, PDF 55.77 KB)

CMR-33 Hazardous Materials Process or Processing 2/1/2014 (English, PDF 59.18 KB)

Premixed Two-Cycle Fuel Mix 7/1/2013 (English, PDF 48.26 KB)

BBRS Interpretations 6/1/2013 (English, PDF 54.67 KB)

DEP Fireworks Memo 6/1/2013 (English, PDF 28.26 KB)

BBRS Interpretations Sprinklers 3/1/2013 (English, PDF 55.84 KB)

Requirements for Antifreeze in Sprinkler System 1/8/2013 (English, PDF 31.65 KB)

Requirements for the Use of NFPA 13R 1/8/2013 (English, PDF 30.27 KB)

Complaints on Hood Cleaning Work 1/1/2013 (English, PDF 171.44 KB)

Clarification on the effect of State Preemption of Municipal Ordinances or bylaws St. Georges Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Western Massachusetts v. Fire Department of Springfield Revisited 12/27/12 (English, PDF 51.78 KB)

BBRS Official Interpretation No. 2012_3 11/1/2012 (English, PDF 59.42 KB)

Special Effects in School Productions 8/1/2012 (English, PDF 53.29 KB)

Multi-Hazard Evacuation Plans in Schools 8/1/2012 (English, PDF 448.55 KB)

Fire Pump Sensor Recall Information 6/1/2012 (English, PDF 36.37 KB)

Update on New Licensing Program and Affect on Pyrotechnics User Certificates 6/1/2012 (English, PDF 99.25 KB)

BBRS Interpretation 2/1/2012 (English, PDF 57.91 KB)

Outdoor Wood Fired Boilers and Outdoor Wood Burning Devices 11/1/2010 (English, PDF 143.92 KB)

Amendments to M.G.L. c. 148, s. 26 11/1/2009 (English, PDF 303.27 KB)

UST Transition Information 7/1/2009 (English, PDF 120.25 KB)

FAQS About the MA UST Program's Move from DFS to MassDEP 7/1/2009 (English, PDF 122.56 KB)

MA UST Program -Transition Fact Sheet 7/1/2009 (English, PDF 158.55 KB)

Reporting Requirements MGL c148-4 7/1/2009 (English, PDF 105.49 KB)

Official Interpretation of Sprinklerfitter License Requirement 12/1/2008 (English, PDF 54.13 KB)

Unofficial Copy of Administrative Ruling - M.G.L. c. 146 section 81 Attachment 12/1/2008 (English, PDF 46.9 KB)

Gas Station TV (R) 9/5/2008 (English, PDF 96.62 KB)

Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2005 - Nicole's Law 12/1/2005 (English, PDF 117.62 KB)

Voluntary Compliance of State Fire Code in State Owned Buildings 1/7/2002 (English, PDF 74.89 KB)

Attorney General Opinion on Fire Code Application to State Buildings 1/27/2001 (English, PDF 79.49 KB)

Contact

Phone

DFS Code Compliance Desk (978) 567-3375

Open 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Online

DFS Staff List and Directory 

Address

DFS Code Compliance
1 State Road
Stow, MA 01775
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