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Latest Fire Prevention News

• Important Safety Information from the Boston Fire Department

  It is important that you take the following actions to minimize your risk of injury due to fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.

  Important Safety Information from the Boston Fire Department

• Think Safety First When Heating Your Home This Winter

  BFD offers tips and advice on winter heating and safety in the home.

  Winter Safety

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

  Effective November 1, 2011 the Boston Fire Department will require 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 Requirements for Antifreeze Solutions in Sprinkler Systems

  On July 1, 2011 the Boston Fire Department was directed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office to enforce the provisions of NFPA 25 published in March 2011, pertaining to the testing and replacement of noncompliant antifreeze solutions in existing antifreeze filled sprinkler systems.

  New Requirements for Antifreeze Solutions in Sprinkler Systems

• 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
• Floor Finishing Regulation June 1, 2010
• 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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