New Hampshire § 249:4 Fire Prevention Equipment

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 249:4 — Fire Prevention Equipment

New Hampshire § 249:4

Title XXTRANSPORTATION

Ch. 249RAILROADS; FIRE DAMAGE AND PREVENTION

SubdivisionPrevention, Etc., of Fires

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 249:4 (2026).

Text

I. Every railroad operating steam locomotives in this state shall, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, equip each steam locomotive with a spark arrester in good condition and a suitable ashpan. II. Every railroad operating locomotives powered by diesel or other types of internal combustion engine shall equip and maintain each engine with exhaust manifolds or spark arresters as required by the department of transportation. III. Every railroad with equipment required by RSA 249:4, I or II shall:

(a)Keep the fire prevention equipment in good condition and prevent the escape of live coals, sparks or carbon deposits which may cause fires on the right of way; and

(b)Define procedures, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, for

(1)giving fire sign

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I. Every railroad operating steam locomotives in this state shall, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, equip each steam locomotive with a spark arrester in good condition and a suitable ashpan.
II. Every railroad operating locomotives powered by diesel or other types of internal combustion engine shall equip and maintain each engine with exhaust manifolds or spark arresters as required by the department of transportation.
III. Every railroad with equipment required by RSA 249:4, I or II shall:
(a) Keep the fire prevention equipment in good condition and prevent the escape of live coals, sparks or carbon deposits which may cause fires on the right of way; and
(b) Define procedures, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, for
(1) giving fire signals to its employees; and
(2) notifying its employees of the existence and location of fires along the right of way.

Legislative History

1913, 155:1. PL 250:4. RL 300:4. 1951, 203:59 par. 4. RSA 380:4. 1963, 121:1. 1981, 435:43. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(8). 2024, 33:9, eff. July 1, 2024. RSA 249:4.