New Hampshire Statutes
§ 154:4 — Organization of Firefighters
New Hampshire·Title XII PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE·Ch. 154 FIREWARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRE HAZARDS·Subdivision Firewards, Fire Chiefs and Fire Departments; Organization, Powers and Duties
The firefighters shall be organized in such companies, under the supervision of duly selected officers, and shall be subject to such duties in relation to the care, preservation and use of the public property entrusted to them, and to meeting for drill in the management thereof, as the chief, firewards or engineers shall direct or approve; and shall, by night or day, under their direction, use their best endeavors to extinguish any fire that may happen in their town or the vicinity of their town. Firefighters may also mitigate other emergencies which may happen in their town or the vicinity of their town.
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Legislative History
1849, 863:2. CS 117:2. GS 96:14. GL 106:14. PS 115:4. PL 146:4. RL 175:4. RSA 154:4. 1992, 154:4. 2012, 242:4. 2013, 173:1, eff. July 2, 2013.
Nearby Sections
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§ 154:1
Organization§ 154:1-a
Finances and Property§ 154:1-b
Firefighter Associations§ 154:1-bb
Municipal Financing; Fire Departments§ 154:1-c
Private Firefighting Units§ 154:11
Damages§ 154:12
Petition to Court§ 154:13
Right of Way; Penalty§ 154:14
Street Fires, Etc§ 154:16
Pay of Firefighters§ 154:17
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