City of Boston · Massachusetts
Target Fire Prevention's Special Hazards tank file, not just a building history. Use Boston's current JustFOIA route for missing historic documents.
Official links open the agency site. No records request is submitted from this page.
Before you search
Boston address and historic street numbering, Fire permit reference, work type, removal or abandonment year and contractor if known.
Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.Boston Fire Prevention groups tank removal, installation/modification and temporary out-of-service documents under Special Hazards. Identify which action the historic paperwork names. A burner change, out-of-service application and tank removal are not equivalent, and an application does not prove the work was completed.
Official sourceBoston Fire Special Hazards tank categories↗Boston's Public Records page says the City transitioned from GovQA to JustFOIA. Use the current request link and identify Fire Prevention/Special Hazards, the address, dates and permit. Keep the tracking/security reference private. Do not file a new removal application merely to retrieve the old file.
Official sourceBoston current public-records portal↗If the Fire file cites an oil release or RTN, use MassDEP's contaminated-property lookup and document viewer for that case. Match the incident and property before combining records. A Fire work record and a state cleanup file have different purposes; keep each issuer and missing attachment visible.
Official sourceMassDEP environmental files↗After the search
The existing Special Hazards permit and any retained inspection/completion attachments.
Compare removal, abandonment, temporary out-of-service and burner-work wording.
Still missing? A burner permit or application alone cannot prove removal.
Keep the current request reference and actual attachments received.
Still missing? GovQA migration or an acknowledgment is not proof of a missing or delivered file.
Comparison checklist by Oil Tank Route, based on the official routes above. Not an agency certification, document authentication or a property-safety finding.
Boston's current records page directs requests to JustFOIA. Follow the City's current link, keeping any older reference available.
Your private record worksheet
Prepare search keys here, open the official sources above, then record what happened. Nothing is searched or sent automatically. A postal city or ZIP does not establish legal jurisdiction.
Suggested document scope for this route: the Fire Prevention Special Hazards tank permit, inspection result and completion attachments. Narrow this to the files you still need.
Start with the identifiers and first applicable source. An online blank, an inaccessible portal and an agency no-record reply are three different outcomes.
No result is not proof of no tank. A candidate document still needs its property, issuer, dates and stated scope checked.
Review and edit bracketed fields after copying. Use the agency’s current official form, disclosures and fee instructions. Drafted ≠ sent ≠ acknowledged ≠ delivered.
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Self-service guidance only here. Human research assistance is currently limited to New Jersey and New York.
Make the request specific
Please provide the existing Fire Prevention Special Hazards [tank removal/abandonment/out-of-service] permit, inspection result and retained attachments for [Boston address], [dates], permit [number]. This is historic file research, not a new work application.
Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.
Boston Fire, Inspectional Services and MassDEP hold different record sets. A permit application is not completion evidence. Self-service guidance only; no Massachusetts assisted intake.
Active leak or strong oil odor? Use the safety route. ↗