Quick Links
- Introduction
- Budget Development
- Financial Statements
- Budget Recommendations
- H.1 Revisions
- Local Aid Overview
- Local Aid - Section 3
- Outside Sections
- Account Listing
- Capital Budget
- Tax Expenditure Budget
- Budget Downloads
- Navigation Guide
- Budget Glossary
- Related Legislation
- Site Map
Department of Fire Services
Web Site:
www.mass.gov/dfsOrganization Chart
Mission:
The mission of the Department of Fire Services is to promote and enhance firefighter safety through policy and training, to assist and support the fire service community in protecting the lives and property of the citizens of Massachusetts and to provide a presence in the Executive Office of Public Safety in order to direct policy and legislation on all fire related matters.Governing Laws:
Statutes
- MGL C. 22D S. 1-4
- Creation of Department of Fire Services
- MGL C. 6 S. 165A
- Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
- MGL C. 21K S. 1-9
- Mitigation of Hazardous Materials
- MGL C. 148 S. 1-59
- Fire Prevention Law
- St. 2004 C. 304 S. 1-12
- An Act Relative to Fire Safety In the Commonwealth
- St. 2006 C. 80 S. 1-2
- An Act Relative to the Reporting of Reporting of Fires in Schools
- St. 2006 C. 140 S. 1-6
- An Act Relative to the Loss of Life Due to Fires Caused by Cigarettes (Safe Cigarette Law)
Regulations
- 501 CMR 14.
- Testing, Certification, Marking, and Enforcement of Massachusetts' Fire Standard Compliant Cigarettes
- 527 CMR
- State Fire Code
top of page