[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR397.11] [Page 477] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 397_TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING RULES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 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.