{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-43","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 43","heading":"Duties of fire chief; role of forest warden","body":"Section 43. The chief of a fire department shall act as forest warden in all such towns which accept the provisions of either of the two preceding sections, and shall have authority to appoint deputy wardens and fix their compensation subject to the approval of the selectmen.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section43","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"cf1edf68a9e02a6cad268237e8eaf0475642f1cf5fea788e54d1b62a6f1c586b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-42a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}