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.
Source. 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.