{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 6","heading":"Powers and duties; commanding assistance","body":"Section 6. Such firewards or other officers may require assistance for extinguishing a fire and for removing furniture, goods or merchandise from a building on fire or in danger of fire. They may appoint guards to secure the same, may require assistance for demolishing a building, and suppress tumults and disorders at fires.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"7304e20d886a3e127ce2f771ae7625cd8651cf9572cece35fce72e99a4c38df9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}