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United States — New Hampshire
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Town, city, village district, and certain precinct fire departments must be organized in one of the listed ways, unless the municipality chooses a different organization allowed here.
United States — New Hampshire
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On application, the selectmen, aldermen, or council must appraise fire-related damage and may assess a tax or pay compensation, unless the fire started in the building or the building would have burned anyway.
United States — New Hampshire
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If local officials refuse or delay appraising damage and assessing a tax for 3 months after application, the injured party may petition the superior court.
United States — New Hampshire
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Fire department officers, employees, engines, and apparatus have the right of way when going to a fire or responding to an alarm, subject to local rules. Deliberately obstructing or delaying them is a misdemeanor.
United States — New Hampshire
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Certain fire officials must make dangerous fires be extinguished or removed, whether in a street or elsewhere.
United States — New Hampshire
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The chief fireward or fire chief is to be paid reasonable compensation for services, and fire department operation bills are to be approved or disapproved by the responsible fire official.
United States — New Hampshire
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A firefighter must be paid reasonable compensation for their services.
United States — New Hampshire
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If fire-extinguishing apparatus is provided at public expense in a town or similar area, RSA 154:1-16 applies and firewards or fire engineers must be duly elected or appointed.
United States — New Hampshire
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The fireward, engineer, or fire chief may make fire-safety regulations, but must sign, record, post, and consult before they take effect.
United States — New Hampshire
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In towns without firewards or engineers, the selectmen may establish fire-hazard regulations and must record and post them as required.
United States — New Hampshire
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Firewards, fire engineers, fire chiefs, and local fire chiefs/subordinates are given authority over firefighting resources, fire safety enforcement, inspections, and inspection warrants; local fire chiefs and subordinates must also provide appeals and variance information after plan review and violation notice.
United States — New Hampshire
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Firewards or engineers may require notice to repair or alter a dangerous building.
United States — New Hampshire
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The fire chief, state or local fire marshal, or their designee may order occupants to vacate a building or similar premises when there is a clear and imminent danger to life or safety.
United States — New Hampshire
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If repairs or alterations are not made within 5 days after notice, the notified owner or occupant commits a violation and may owe damages, unless an extension is granted for reasonable cause.
United States — New Hampshire
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Every town may adopt a vote or bylaw requiring buildings or structures in the town, or part of the town, to have ladders and buckets deemed necessary for use in a fire.
United States — New Hampshire
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If a violation triggers a penalty, the owner pays it if known and living in town; otherwise the occupant pays. A tenant who ends up paying may deduct it from rent or recover it from the lessor.
United States — New Hampshire
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Local fire departments may be authorized to assist another city, town, village, or fire district, inside or outside the state, to extinguish fires or provide emergency help.
United States — New Hampshire
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Firefighters helping at a fire or other emergency are under the local chief fire official’s control and direction, and they keep the same immunities and privileges they would have in their own community.
United States — New Hampshire
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A fire department may charge certain aid-related expenses, including equipment loss or damage, to the city, town, village, or fire district that requested the aid.
United States — New Hampshire
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Cities, towns, villages, and fire districts that are extending aid may donate equipment and services and may assume damage or loss to their equipment.