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Latest Fire Prevention News

• Think Safety First When Planning Your Barbecue This Summer

  BFD offers tips and advice on barbecue safety.

  Barbecue Safety

• A Few Quick Summer Safety Tips from BFD

  Attached are a few quick summer safety tips from the Boston Fire Department...

  Summer Safety Tips

• New Requirements for Certain Lodging and Boarding Houses

  On December 5, 2012 the Boston City Council adopted MGL Chapter 148 Section 26H requiring owners of lodging and boarding houses renting to 6 or more unrelated tenants to sprinkler their properties by December 5, 2017.  (Click links below for more information.)

  City Ordinance Adopting MGL Chapter 148 Section 26H

  Letter from Fire Marshal regarding MGL Chapter 148 Section 26H

  MGL Chapter 148 Section 26H

• Restricted Use of Propane (LPG) for "Hot Work"

  Effective January 1, 2013

  Restricted Use of Propane (LPG) for "Hot Work"

• Commercial Hood and Exhaust Cleaners

  December 1, 2012  new guidelines from the Boston Fire Department that can affect commercial hood and exhaust cleaners registration 

  Guidelines for Loss of Registration for Hood Exhaust Cleaners and Inspectors

• Sale or Transfer of Residential Dwellings

  As of August 1, 2012, realtors and sellers scheduling Certificate of Compliance inspections should be aware that under MGL Chapter 148 sec 26F residential dwellings built after 1975 or having 6 or more dwelling units are exempt from the requirements of 26F.....

  Certificate of Compliance changes

• Candle Usage Guidelines, Definitions and Application for Candle Usage in a Place of Assembly

  Read the new Candle Guidelines that are in effect October 1, 2012. The Boston Fire Department requires that the use of candles in a Place of Assembly be permitted as defined in the attached document.

  Candle Usage Guidelines, Definitions and Application for Candle Usage in a Place of Assembly

• New Crowd Manager Regulations

  According to 527 CMR 10.13 effective June 1, 2011 a trained crowd manager must be present in any Nightclub, Bar, Discotheque, or Dance Hall with an occupant load of 100 or more persons during all hours when the facility is open to patrons. 

  Mass. Dept. of Fire Services Information on Crowd Manager Designation

Announcements

• Important Safety Information from the Boston Fire Department
• New Requirements for Antifreeze Solutions in Sprinkler Systems
• Advisory on Exhaust Hood Cleaning and Inspection Deficiency Reports
• Notify BFD when your contract to clean an exhaust vent has been canceled
• Fire Prevention Order 11-1

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