RSA 21-P:34 Purpose.

Because of the possibility of the occurrence of natural and human-caused disasters resulting from fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, prolonged power outages, disruption or contamination of the food or water supply, degradation of critical facilities and vital systems, disruption of communication systems, or other natural, technological or human causes, including acts of terrorism, and in order that the state of New Hampshire will be adequately prepared to cope with such disasters; and, generally, in order to preserve the lives and the property of the people of the state, a state division of emergency services, communications, and management is hereby created under the direction of the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management. The emergency management powers