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 154:11 – Damages.
154:11 Damages. – The selectmen, aldermen or council, on application, shall appraise the damage done to any building or thing by order of the firewards, engineers, or fire officer-in-charge and may assess a tax for the payment therefor, and may make compensation to the owner, unless it shall appear that the fire began in […]
Section 154:12 – Petition to Court.
154:12 Petition to Court. – Upon the refusal of the selectmen, aldermen or council, or upon their neglect for 3 months after the application to appraise the damage and assess such tax, the party injured may petition the superior court for redress; and the court, after due notice to the town, shall ascertain the […]
Section 154:13 – Right of Way; Penalty.
154:13 Right of Way; Penalty. – The officers and employees of the fire department of any city or town, with the engines and apparatus thereof, shall have the right of way while going to a fire or responding to an alarm through any street, lane, or alley in said city or town, subject to […]
Section 154:14 – Street Fires, Etc.
154:14 Street Fires, Etc. – Every fireward, engineer, fire chief or designated officer shall cause any fire deemed by such individual to be dangerous, in any street or elsewhere, to be extinguished or removed. Source. RS 111:4. CS 114:5. GS 96:10. GL 106:10. PS 115:13. PL 146:14. RL 175:14. RSA 154:14. 1975, 443:11. 1998, […]
Section 154:15 – Compensation, Etc., of Chief; Expenses.
154:15 Compensation, Etc., of Chief; Expenses. – The chief fireward or fire chief shall be paid for services such compensation as the council, aldermen or town meeting shall think reasonable; and the bills for the operation of the fire department, including but not limited to costs of apparatus and equipment, shall be approved or […]
Section 154:16 – Pay of Firefighters.
154:16 Pay of Firefighters. – The firefighter shall be paid for their services such compensation as the council, aldermen or town meeting shall think reasonable. Source. CS 114:26, 27. GS 96:15. 1875, 32:1. GL 106:15. PS 115:19. PL 146:16. RL 175:16. RSA 154:16. 1975, 443:15, eff. June 20, 1975.
Section 154:17 – Where Statute Applicable.
154:17 Where Statute Applicable. – If in any town, village district, precinct, city or area, apparatus for the extinguishment of fires is provided at the public expense, RSA 154:1 through 16 shall apply and firewards or fire engineers shall be duly elected or appointed. But the bylaws now in force in any town relating […]