State guide
Massachusetts
Massachusetts uses the Department of Fire Services Hazmat system, including JHIRT and the Clandestine Lab Enforcement Team, for clandestine laboratory incidents. For property research, residents are directed to MassDEP's contaminated-property and waste-site lookup tools rather than a meth-specific state registry.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Contaminated property list
- No Massachusetts state meth-contaminated-property registry was found on the official pages reviewed; use MassDEP contaminated-property tools and the DEA National Clandestine Laboratory Register.
- Official property list
- Official page →
- Seller and landlord disclosure
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- Cleanup standard
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- State program
- Massachusetts Department of Fire Services / Massachusetts State Police for clandestine-lab response; Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for contaminated-property records.
Official resources in Massachusetts
Explains that JHIRT handles assessment of clandestine laboratories and can activate the Clandestine Lab Enforcement Team.
Describes the statewide hazmat response system and notes JHIRT's role in clandestine laboratory assessment.
MassDEP landing page for contaminated-properties, waste-site, and licensed site professional lookups.
Explains how to search online data or schedule a file review for a contaminated property.
DEA's National Clandestine Laboratory Register lists reported lab or dumpsite addresses by state and year.
Key facts for Massachusetts
- JHIRT covers assessment of clandestine laboratories and can activate the Clandestine Lab Enforcement Team.
- Massachusetts has six hazardous materials response teams available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- To activate a Hazardous Materials Response Team, Mass.gov directs callers to 877-385-0822.
- During business hours, requests for fire investigators, bomb technicians, or CLET go to 978-567-3310.
- MassDEP's waste-site/release lookup covers more than 40,000 reported releases of oil and hazardous material.
What to do next
- Search the MassDEP contaminated-property/waste-site lookup first, then request a MassDEP file review if the online record is unclear.
- If you suspect an active or recently discovered meth lab, use the DFS hazmat/CLET response channels rather than entering the property.
- If no Massachusetts meth-specific property list answers your question, also check the DEA National Clandestine Laboratory Register by address, city, and year.
Looking for your city or county in Massachusetts?
No program-level official pages for Massachusetts yet. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data (distance from Massachusetts's population center, for comparison only):
- Hazardous Waste Management Bureau, New Hampshire · about 67 miles
- Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment Program, Connecticut · about 76 miles
- Connecticut local health agencies finder, Connecticut · about 93 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Activating Emergency Resources
Website →Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Massachusetts page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.