Select Board backs placing state sprinkler‑adoption article on fall warrant after fire chief’s presentation
Aug 26, 2025
Dennis Deputy Fire Chief Tony Kent briefed the board on adopting Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 148, sections 26H and 26I (sprinkler requirements for lodging houses and buildings with four or more units). The board voted unanimously to place the article for town meeting consideration.
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Deputy Fire Chief Tony Kent told the Select Board on Aug. 26 that adopting Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 148 sections 26H and 26I would align Dennis with a majority of Massachusetts municipalities and improve life safety by requiring automatic sprinklers for lodging houses and residential buildings with four or more units where water supply allows.
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