{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 9","heading":"Duties; fire prevention","body":"Section 9. If a fire occurs in woodland, the forest warden of the town, or his designee or of a town containing woodland endangered by such fire, at a place in immediate danger therefrom, may set back fires and take necessary precautions to prevent its spread.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"6773da820878f29817b0b0f19197bd8cff27d82492de20f60443534ec84c26be","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}