49 CFR § 397.11 - Fires.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s397.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 397.11 - Fires."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "397.11"
section_name: "Fires."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "397"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322; 49 CFR 1.87. Subpart A also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103, 31136, 31502, and 49 CFR 1.97. Subparts C, D, and E also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5112, 5125."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 4876, Mar. 13, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "397"
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# 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.