Section 154:30-a – Formation.
154:30-a Formation. – I. Whenever 10 or more municipalities within the state shall have voted to authorize their respective fire departments to render outside aid as provided in RSA 154:24-30, they may, if they so desire, form a district fire mutual aid system, which shall be a public municipal corporation. They may petition the […]
Section 154:30-b – Organization.
154:30-b Organization. – I. Upon receipt of a petition under RSA 154:30-a, I, the state fire marshal shall call the first or organizational meeting of the system. Upon receipt of a petition under RSA 154:30-a, II, the state fire marshal may call such a meeting. The state fire marshal shall give written notice to […]
Section 154:30-c – Powers and Duties.
154:30-c Powers and Duties. – I. A district fire mutual aid system shall coordinate the services of all municipalities and fire departments belonging to it so as to provide better and more efficient cooperation in the protection of life and property within the area which it comprises and toward this end shall cooperate with […]
Section 154:21 – Neglect; Penalty.
154:21 Neglect; Penalty. – If the repairs or alterations are not made within 5 days after notice as provided in RSA 154:20, unless upon application to the firewards or engineers an extension has been granted for reasonable cause, the owner or occupant so notified shall be guilty of a violation for each day’s neglect, […]
Section 154:21-a – Ordering Building Vacated.
154:21-a Ordering Building Vacated. – I. The fire chief or designee or state or local fire marshal or designee shall have the authority to order occupants to vacate a building, structure, or other premises if the chief or state or local fire marshal or designee determines, based on reasonable information and belief, that the […]
Section 154:22 – Provision of Ladders and Buckets.
154:22 Provision of Ladders and Buckets. – Every town may, by vote or bylaw, provide that any buildings or structures in the town, or in a definite part thereof, shall be provided with such ladders and buckets as may be deemed necessary for use in case of fire. Source. RS 111:11. CS 114:12. GS […]
Section 154:23 – Payment of Penalty.
154:23 Payment of Penalty. – Any penalty resulting from a violation of this subdivision shall be paid by the owner, if known and resident in the town, otherwise by the occupant; and any tenant who may be compelled to pay the penalty may deduct and retain the amount thereof, and of the costs, from […]
Section 154:24 – Outside Service by Local Fire Department.
154:24 Outside Service by Local Fire Department. – Any city, town, village or fire district may authorize their respective fire department to go to the aid of another city, town, village or fire district within or without the state, for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, rendering other emergency assistance, or performing any detail […]
Section 154:25 – Rights, Privileges, Immunities.
154:25 Rights, Privileges, Immunities. – While in the performance of their duties in extending such aid, firefighters shall be subject to the control and direction of the chief fire official of the municipality within which the fire or other emergency occurs, and they shall have the same immunities and privileges as if performing the […]
Section 154:26 – Loss or Damage.
154:26 Loss or Damage. – Any expenses incurred by any fire department, in rendering such aid outside the limits of its jurisdiction as provided hereunder, including loss or damage to equipment may be charged to the city, town, village or fire district whose officials requested such aid. Source. 1949, 267:1, eff. June 22, 1949.