{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-64","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 64","heading":"Establishment of fire department","body":"Section 64. The district at such meeting may vote to establish a fire department, to consist of a chief engineer and as many assistant engineers, enginemen, hosemen and hook and ladder men as they may consider necessary, not exceeding seventy-five for each suction engine, thirty-five for each common engine, five for each one hundred and fifty feet of leading hose kept for use within the district, and not exceeding twenty-five hook and ladder men. Each of said officers and members shall be furnished with a certificate, signed by the chief engineer and clerk, declaring his station in the department.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section64","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"a7f3c6fbe75cd7f2b2e69099b140d8b8be2dd93f9e4b7448f0ad558651a0cb19","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-63","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}