Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 45 (2026)

Engineers; appointments; removals; vacancies

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Section 45. The selectmen, except as provided in the three preceding sections, may establish a fire department, and thereafter shall annually, in April, appoint a suitable number of engineers, not exceeding twelve, for one year from the following May first, and until others are appointed in their stead; may, for cause, remove an engineer, after seven days' notice to him and a hearing, and shall fill all vacancies.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Town of Wenham v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 689 N.E.2d 840 (Mass. App. Ct. 1998).

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Town of Wenham v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 689 N.E.2d 840 (Mass. App. Ct. 1998). “The fire department is managed by a board of fire engineers appointed by the selectmen pursuant to G. L. c. 48, § 45, and is supervised by four officers: a chief, two assistant chiefs, and a captain.”

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