New Hampshire Statutes
§ 154:8 — Duties at Scene of Fires or Other Emergencies
New Hampshire § 154:8
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Ch. 154FIREWARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRE HAZARDS
SubdivisionFirewards, Fire Chiefs and Fire Departments; Organization, Powers and Duties
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154:8 (2026).
Text
The fire chief, or in the fire chief's absence the engineer or fire officer in charge, shall have the direction of all apparatus and other equipment, and the government and direction of all persons and proceedings relating to any fire or other emergency, and the other firewards or engineers shall aid as assistants.
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Legislative History
1844, 143:3, 4. CS 115:3, 4. GS 96:4. GL 106:4. PS 115:7. PL 146:7. RL 175:7. RSA 154:8. 1975, 443:7. 1979, 344:10. 1992 154:9. 1998, 318:19, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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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