49 CFR 397.11 - Fires.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Mar 20, 2025

View all text of Subpart A [§ 397.1 - § 397.19]

§ 397.11 - Fires.

(a) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be operated near an open fire unless its driver has first taken precautions to ascertain that the vehicle can safely pass the fire without stopping.

(b) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be parked within 300 feet of an open fire.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; 49 CFR 1.87. Subpart A also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103,31136,31502,and.97. Subparts C, D, and E also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5112,5125

source: 36 FR 4876, Mar. 13, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 49 CFR 397.11