Title VIII, Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs

Whenever a fire emergency shall have been proclaimed by the governor, as provided in this chapter, in order to permit fire-fighting personnel and equipment within the state to be utilized to maximum advantage on a coordinated basis, no municipal fire-fighting force or fire-fighti…

During any proclaimed fire emergency the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all forest fire-fighting activities and the director of forests and lands shall comply with the provisions hereof.

The provisions of this chapter shall be effective during, and only during, periods proclaimed by the governor to be fire emergencies of military origin.

Any municipality may, by law or ordinance, authorize and permit the chief or head of its fire department to extend assistance in time of fire emergency to any other municipality, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by such law or ordinance.

Whenever, pursuant to the authority granted under this chapter, the members of a local fire department are engaged in assisting another municipality in combatting a fire emergency in such other municipality, such local fire department personnel shall possess the same powers, and …

In case any piece of municipally-owned fire-fighting apparatus or equipment is damaged or lost, or in the event that any expense is incurred in connection therewith in answering a call for assistance made by another municipality, by reason of a fire emergency in another municipal…

No municipality whose fire-fighting forces, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, are rendering emergency fire assistance to another municipality or state, shall be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of such fire-fighting forces while so engaged; or on acco…

Any state, other than the state of New Hampshire, or any municipality within or outside of the state of New Hampshire, which receives emergency fire assistance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall reimburse the municipality which furnishes such aid for the compensati…

Nothing contained herein shall prevent any municipality which renders assistance to another municipality, whether within or outside the state, from assuming such loss, damage, expense, or other cost, or from loaning fire-fighting equipment, or from donating the services of such p…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply with respect to fire-fighting forces and equipment of other states of the United States which render services to municipalities in the state and to municipalities therein which respond to a call for emergency fire assistance, provided th…