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NH Rev Stat § 153:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:8 - Deputies and Assistants.

    153:8 Deputies and Assistants. –||There shall be appointed to the office of the state fire marshal such deputy state fire marshals as the state fire marshal shall request subject to the approval of the commissioner of safety within the limits of available appropriations and funds. Such deputies shall be classified state employees as defined by the department of personnel.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 8. 1950, 5, part 10:1. RSA 153:8. 1971, 486:7. 1975, 442:6. 1989, 388:4, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:8-a - Approval of Plans for Construction or Revision of all State Buildings Required.

    153:8-a Approval of Plans for Construction or Revision of all State Buildings Required. –||I. The state fire marshal or, by his or her direction, the deputy fire marshal shall be responsible for:||(a) Approval of all plans for construction or revision of all state buildings and properties, including the university system and the community college system of New Hampshire, as to compliance with the state building code and state fire code.||(b) Enforcement of the state fire code.||(c) With approval of the commissioner of safety, adoption of rules relative to the granting of exceptions or variances under this paragraph, and rules to be known as the state fire code as provided in RSA 153:5.||(d) Development, in consultation with the commissioner of safety and the commissioner of administrative services, of a schedule for the periodic safety inspection of all occupied public buildings owned by the state.||II. When performing his duties under paragraph I, the state fire marshal or the deputy fire marshal shall consider the written recommendations of the local fire chief and the local building inspector.|||Source. 1975, 442:5. 1979, 398:3. 1981, 233:3. 1985, 347:5. 1991, 290:2. 2012, 242:6, eff. June 18, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:9 - Assistants; Clerical.

    153:9 Assistants;  Clerical. –||Subject to the state personnel regulations, and within the limits of available appropriations and funds, the department of safety shall furnish such additional clerical and secretarial assistants as may be necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the state fire marshal.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 10:1. RSA 153:9. 1975, 442:7. 2011, 224:238, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:10 - Facilities.

    153:10 Facilities. –||In order to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the state fire marshal he may use such personnel and equipment of the department of transportation and divisions of motor vehicles and state police of the department of safety as may be by mutual agreement provided by the heads of said agencies, including, without limiting the generalities of the foregoing, the use of radio and other communication facilities.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 10:2. 2004, 257:34, eff. June 15, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:10-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:10-c - Program to Promote Fire Safety Education.

    153:10-c Program to Promote Fire Safety Education. –||The state fire marshal shall establish a program to promote fire safety education and reduce fire loss by working with authorized city, town and village district, fire and building department officials and other state and local agencies to encourage fire-safe practices throughout the state.|||Source. 1994, 9:3, eff. June 7, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:10-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:10-d - Exemption for Recovery Houses.

    153:10-d Exemption for Recovery Houses. –||I. An owner or operator of a recovery house which is in compliance with rules adopted by the commissioner of health and human services under RSA 172-B:2, V for the voluntary registry for operators of recovery houses or who is certified by the New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences may apply to the state fire marshal and maybe granted an exemption under RSA 153:5, IV from certain requirements of the state fire code, provided the following requirements are in place:||(a) A properly maintained electrical system.||(b) A properly maintained heating system, inspected and tagged annually by a qualified service technician, including a domestic sprinkler head over the unit and smoke separation from living area.||(c) Properly maintained cooking appliances.||(d) Street number of the recovery house posted and visible from the street.||(e) No smoking within 10 feet of the building unless approved by the local fire department.||(f) A written evacuation plan submitted to and approved by the local fire department.||(g) Monthly evacuation drills must be conducted with documentation available for review onsite.||(h) Basement living spaces shall have an exit directly to grade.||(i) The facility shall have a minimum of 200 gross square feet per resident.||(j) At least one escape window in each sleeping room. An escape window shall comply with the state fire marshal's most recent informational bulletin document relative to size and dimensions.||(k) Installed interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, electrically powered with battery backup, on each level and in each sleeping room. Ten-year battery alarms with wireless interconnectivity may be substituted for electrically powered alarms. For occupancies exceeding 8 occupants, the installation of a complete fire alarm system, with carbon monoxide detection, including automatic notification to the local fire department shall be required.||(l) Annual compliance inspection by the local fire department.||(m) If the travel distance to an exit is greater than 75 feet, or for occupancies with living space above the second floor regardless of travel distance, there shall be 2 remote means of egress from each floor.||(n) A 24-hour emergency contact person with contact information and the approved building occupant load shall be posted in the common area of the building so it is readily visible to the fire department.||II. In this section, "recovery house" means a residence that provides a safe, healthy, family-like, substance-free living environment that supports individuals in recovery from addiction and is centered on peer support and a connection to services that promote long-term recovery; provided that "recovery housing" shall not include a halfway house or any other facility requiring a license pursuant to RSA 151.|||Source. 2021, 26:1, eff. July 5, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:11 - Report of Causes and Origins of all Fires.

    153:11 Report of Causes and Origins of all Fires. –||Every fire occurring in this state shall be reported in writing to the state fire marshal within 10 days after the occurrence of the same by the appropriate fire chief and shall be in the form prescribed by the board and shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause and origin of such fire, so far as is possible, the extent of damage thereof and the insurance upon such property, and such other information as may be required. Fires resulting in losses of less than $5,000 need not be reported unless there is death resulting. The state fire marshal shall cause to be prepared necessary instructional data for the fire chiefs and sufficient forms for their use in the reports required hereby and cause them to be printed and sent to each fire chief. When the cause, origin and circumstances of any fire occurring in any city, town, village district or precinct in this state indicates that such fire was the result of design, or of suspicious origin, the fire chief shall immediately notify the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall have the option and authority to submit his findings of facts in the case to the state police, county attorney or local authorities who may assist him in the matter in arrest or prosecution.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 9. RSA 153:11. 1957, 59:1. 1971, 115:1; 486:8. 1975, 442:8, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:12 - Fire Chiefs.

    153:12 Fire Chiefs. –||Any fire chief may request the state fire marshal at any time to assist him in ascertaining the cause, origin and circumstances relative to any fire within his territorial jurisdiction, or to assist, advise or counsel him in supervising and monitoring any local law, bylaw or ordinance promulgated by such city, town, village district or precinct within the intent and scope of this chapter.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 10. RSA 153:12. 1975, 442:9, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:13 - Reports of Insurance Companies.

    153:13 Reports of Insurance Companies. –||Every fire insurance company transacting business in this state is hereby required to file with the state fire marshal through a recognized bureau or organization of companies or through the secretary or other officer of the insurance company, a monthly report of fire losses showing the name of the assured, designating the class of occupancy, location of the property burned and probable causes of fire. Losses under $5,000 need not be included in such reports.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 11. RSA 153:13. 1957, 225:1. 1971, 115:2; 486:9. 1975, 442:10. 1979, 231:1, eff. Aug. 11, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:14-a - Fabric Safety.

    153:14-a Fabric Safety. –||Following any fire fatality, serious accident or conclusive information on the high rate of flammability involving garments, clothing or fabric materials, the state fire marshal, or his authorized officer, with the approval of the commissioner of safety, is authorized to issue a temporary cease and desist order to the merchant or vendor preventing the further sale or distribution of such material, if said material is deemed by him to represent a dangerous fire hazard due to the rapid rate of flammability. This prohibition in the sale or distribution of such garments, clothing, home furnishings, carpets, mattresses, and fabric materials shall continue until such time as the questioned garment, clothing, home furnishings, carpets, mattresses or fabric material, in the opinion of the fire marshal has been proven safe for general use by the public.|||Source. 1972, 45:1, eff. May 22, 1972.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:14-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:14-b - Fire Marshal's Hearing.

    153:14-b Fire Marshal's Hearing. –||I. Within 10 days following the issuance of a temporary cease and desist order, the fire marshal shall schedule a formal hearing relative to the merits of said order, and based on his findings a determination shall be made as to whether the order will be dismissed or changed to a permanent cease and desist order, until such time as the material in question has proven safe for general use by the public.||II. Within 30 days after any order or decision of the fire marshal, any party to the action or proceeding before the fire marshal may appeal to the superior court for a "de novo" hearing.|||Source. 1972, 45:1, eff. May 22, 1972.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:14-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:14-c - Penalty for Violation.

    153:14-c Penalty for Violation. –||I. Any person who violates this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each offense and each day in violation constitutes a separate offense.||II. If a merchant or vendor can establish on sufficient proof that he received the merchandise or fabric material under manufacturers written or labeled guarantee that reasonable and representative tests were made establishing a low rate of flammability and further processing has not affected the flammability of the fabric material or wearing apparel, and this fabric material or wearing apparel is deemed by the fire marshal to have in fact a high rate of flammability, the manufacturer and not the merchant or vendor, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.|||Source. 1972, 45:1. 1975, 442:13, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:15 - Bond on Appeal From State Fire Marshal Order.

    153:15 Bond on Appeal From State Fire Marshal Order. –||Parties appealing to the superior court under RSA 153:14, II shall file with said court within 2 days a bond in the amount to be fixed by the court with at least 2 sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, conditioned to pay all costs on such appeal in case such appellant fails to sustain his appeal or the same be dismissed for any cause.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 13. RSA 153:15. 1971, 486:11, eff. July 2, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:16 - Failure to Comply With Order.

    153:16 Failure to Comply With Order. –||If any owner fails to comply with the lawful order of the state fire marshal, the state fire marshal's authorized officers, or fire chief under RSA 153:14, II, or with the order as modified on appeal as provided in RSA 153:14, and within the time fixed, such owner shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Each day of noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 14. RSA 153:16. 1971, 486:12. 1998, 321:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:16-a - Sale of Plastic Containers Prohibited.

    153:16-a Sale of Plastic Containers Prohibited. –||No person shall sell or offer for sale any plastic container designed or intended for the storage of gasoline or other flammable liquids unless such container conforms to existing federal standards and has been approved by the state fire marshal. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 1979, 398:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:16-b - Certification of Heating Equipment Installers and Heating Equipment Service Personnel; Penalty.

    153:16-b Certification of Heating Equipment Installers and Heating Equipment Service Personnel;  Penalty. –||I. The mechanical licensing board established in RSA 153:27-a shall establish a voluntary certification program for certifying the following:||(a) Individuals involved in the installation of residential and non-residential heating equipment systems, water heating systems, or appliances using heating oil.||(b) Individuals involved in the servicing and repair of heating equipment, water heating systems, or appliances using heating oil.||II. The mechanical licensing board with the approval of the commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the establishment of minimum education and training standards for voluntarily certified heating equipment installers and heating equipment service personnel.||III. The mechanical licensing board with the approval of the commissioner shall adopt rules, which shall not be subject to RSA 541-A, relative to the establishment of fees for voluntary certification under this section. After the first year of this program, such fees shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the previous fiscal year. Fees collected shall be deposited in the general fund.||IV. Whoever falsely claims to be certified under this section through advertising, signage, or verbal representation shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 2003, 300:1. 2006, 206:4. 2013, 275:3, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:16-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:16-c - Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XII, eff. July 29, 2020.

    153:16-c Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XII, eff. July 29, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 153:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:17 - Local Laws and Ordinances.

    153:17 Local Laws and Ordinances. –||In the cities, towns, village districts and precincts having local laws or ordinances in matters embraced in RSA 153:14, upon complaint of any person or persons that compliance with such laws or ordinances is not being effected, the state fire marshal shall cause such complaint to be investigated and if such complaint is substantiated he shall have the authority to take the action necessary to enforce such local laws and ordinances.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 15. RSA 153:17. 1971, 486:13, eff. July 2, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:18 - Investigations.

    153:18 Investigations. –||The state fire marshal may, in addition to the reports made by any fire chief, whenever the state fire marshal deems it expedient or advisable, investigate or cause to be investigated, the cause, circumstances, and origin of any fire or building collapse occurring in the state, by which property is endangered, damaged, or destroyed, or any incident involving the release of carbon monoxide other than from a motor vehicle, and may especially examine and decide whether the same was the result of carelessness, design, or deliberate act. The state fire marshal shall have the power vested in a justice of the peace to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify upon an inquiry. Any fire, building collapse, or release of carbon monoxide other than from a motor vehicle occurring where death results shall be reported immediately to the office of the state fire marshal by the fire chief, and the office of the state fire marshal shall investigate the fire, building collapse, or release of carbon monoxide within 48 hours after receiving said report.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 16. RSA 153:18. 1971, 486:14. 1975, 442:14. 1977, 361:4. 1997, 85:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:19 - Taking Testimony.

    153:19 Taking Testimony. –||The state fire marshal shall, when in his opinion the proceedings under RSA 153:18 are necessary, take or cause to be taken the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have means of knowledge in relation to the matters concerning which such examination is made, and cause the same to be reduced to writing. If he shall be of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence to charge any person with the crime of arson or incendiarism he shall furnish to the appropriate law enforcement agency all such evidence together with the names of witnesses and all information obtained by him, including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony in the case.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 17. RSA 153:19. 1975, 442:15, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:20 - Repealed by 2019, 346:157, II, eff. July 1, 2019.

    153:20 Repealed by 2019, 346:157, II, eff. July 1, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 153:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:21 - Entry.

    153:21 Entry. –||The state fire marshal or his authorized officers may at all reasonable hours enter any building or premises, at the request of any fire chief, for the purpose of making an inspection or investigation which, under the provisions hereof, he may deem necessary to be made. If the owner or occupant refuses to permit such inspection, the state fire marshal or his authorized officers may, if they have reasonable suspicion of the violation of the provisions hereof or of any rule or regulation of the state fire marshal or of any local law or ordinance pertaining to fire prevention, apply under oath for the issuance of a search warrant as provided in RSA 595, and such warrant may issue upon a showing of just cause.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 19. RSA 153:21. 1971, 486:16. 1975, 442:16, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:22 - Records.

    153:22 Records. –||The state fire marshal shall keep and maintain a record of all fires, building collapses, and incidents involving the release of carbon monoxide other than from a motor vehicle occurring in this state and of all facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires, building collapses, and release of carbon monoxide and the damage caused thereby when over $5,000 and whether such losses were covered by insurance, and if so, in what amount. Such records shall be made daily from the reports made to the state fire marshal by the fire chiefs under the provisions hereof. All such records shall be public, except any testimony taken in an investigation under the provisions hereof of which the state fire marshal in the fire marshal's discretion may withhold from the public.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 20. RSA 153:22. 1971, 486:17. 1975, 442:17. 1997, 85:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:23 - Penalty for Neglect of Official Duty.

    153:23 Penalty for Neglect of Official Duty. –||Any fire chief who refuses or neglects to comply, after due notice by the state fire marshal, with any of the requirements hereof shall be guilty of a violation for each offense.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 21. RSA 153:23. 1973, 531:34. 1975, 442:18, eff. Aug. 19, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:24 - Penalty for Violation of Regulations.

    153:24 Penalty for Violation of Regulations. –||Whoever shall violate any rule or regulation of the state fire marshal issued pursuant to RSA 153:5 or RSA 153:14, I, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Each offense shall constitute a separate violation. All penalties, fees, or forfeitures collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the state.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 22. RSA 153:24. 1971, 486:18. 1973, 530:12, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|