Current textIn force on Jan. 9, 2026Source: eCFR
§ 397.11 Fires.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
49 CFR § 397.11 — Fires.. Text in force on January 9, 2026. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of January 9, 2026, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-01-09/title-49/section-397.11. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/397.11?asof=2026-01-09, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(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.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.