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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:9 - Assistant to the Director; Financial Responsibility Supervisor.

21-P:9 Assistant to the Director;  Financial Responsibility Supervisor. –
The director of motor vehicles, with the approval of the commissioner, shall appoint the following assistants, who shall be classified employees:
I. An assistant to the director of motor vehicles, who shall carry out such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the director.
II. A financial responsibility supervisor who shall assume, under the control of the director of motor vehicles, the responsibility of the administration of the motor vehicle financial responsibility law. The director may delegate to said supervisor authority to sign and execute any documents pertaining to his or her work and such documents so signed by the supervisor shall have the same effect as though signed by the director.
Source.
1987, 124:1; 356:3. 2005, 203:1, 2. 2011, 11:4, eff. April 25, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:10-a - Repealed by 2011, 224:274, II, eff. July 1, 2011.

21-P:10-a Repealed by 2011, 224:274, II, eff. July 1, 2011. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:10-b - Report and Budget.

21-P:10-b Report and Budget. –
I. The department of safety shall submit as part of the biennial report required under RSA 20:7, a report on the revenue generated from safe boater education certificates.
II. In conjunction with the operating budget of the department of safety, the department shall submit a budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, and for each biennium thereafter, which shall include the revenue generated from safe boater education certificates and all revenues and expenditures of the navigation safety fund established in RSA 270-E:6-a.
Source.
2002, 272:9. 2008, 358:3. 2011, 224:236, eff. July 1, 2011. 2017, 34:1, eff. May 9, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:11-a - Deputy Director of Motor Vehicles.

21-P:11-a Deputy Director of Motor Vehicles. –
I. The commissioner of safety shall nominate a deputy director of motor vehicles for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. The deputy director of motor vehicles shall serve a term of 4 years, and may be reappointed. The deputy director of motor vehicles shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience.
II. The deputy director of motor vehicles shall perform such duties as are assigned by the director of motor vehicles. The deputy director of motor vehicles shall assume the duties of the director of motor vehicles in the event that the director of motor vehicles is unable for any reason to perform such duties.
III. The salary of the deputy director of motor vehicles shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
Source.
1999, 225:23, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:12-c - Liability Limited; State Certified Fire Instructors.

21-P:12-c Liability Limited;  State Certified Fire Instructors. –
I. Any person who is a state certified fire instructor employed by a nonprofit fire department or emergency medical service unit shall be immune from civil liability in any action brought on the basis of any act or omission during training which results in damage or injury to any person if:
(a) The instructor had prior written approval from the division, to teach a curriculum approved by the fire standards and training commission;
(b) The instructor was acting in good faith and within the scope of the instructor's official functions and duties as an instructor; and
(c) The damage or injury was not caused by willful, wanton, or grossly negligent misconduct by the instructor.
II. In this section:
(a) "Damage or injury" includes physical, nonphysical, economic and noneconomic damage and property damage.
(b) "Nonprofit fire department" shall include, but not be limited to, not for profit fire service organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 organized or incorporated in this state.
(c) "State certified fire instructor" means a person who has completed the requirements to hold such certification as approved by the New Hampshire fire standards and training commission.
Source.
2000, 196:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:12-d - Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services Fund.

21-P:12-d Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services Fund. –
There is established in the office of the state treasurer a separate, nonlapsing fund to be known as the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund from which the state treasurer shall pay expenses incurred in the administration of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, under RSA 21-P:12-a, the division of fire safety, under RSA 21-P:12, the division of homeland security and emergency management, and the position of fireworks inspector, under RSA 160-C:17. If the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates was unanticipated and is necessary for the proper functioning of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, the division of fire safety, or the division of homeland security and emergency management, the commissioner of the department of safety may transfer funds, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, from this fund to the department of safety for such purposes.
Source.
2001, 91:4. 2003, 248:1. 2004, 171:27. 2008, 192:4, eff. June 11, 2008; 361:16, eff. June 11, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. 2012, 247:14, eff. Aug. 17, 2012. 2013, 144:69, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:12-e - Fire Standards and Training, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire Safety Report and Budget.

21-P:12-e Fire Standards and Training, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire Safety Report and Budget. –
I. The department of safety shall submit as part of the annual report required under RSA 20:7, a report on the training and educational programs offered or contracted by the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services and the activities of the division of fire safety, the development of the technological advancements in division programs, the revenue generated from the sale of motor vehicle records, the budget and revenue projections of the 2 divisions, the degree of coordination with municipal fire and emergency medical services departments, and the extent of direct aid to municipalities and mutual aid associations.
II. In conjunction with the operating budget of the department of safety, the department shall submit a budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, and for each biennium thereafter, which shall include financial responsibility for and the costs of all programs offered or contracted by the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services and the division of fire safety, the development of technological advancements in division programs, the revenue generated from the sale of motor vehicle records, the extent of direct aid to municipalities and mutual aid associations, and all revenues and expenditures of the dedicated fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d.
Source.
2001, 91:4. 2003, 248:3. 2004, 171:27. 2008, 358:4, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:12-f - Repealed by 2008, 335:7, II, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.

21-P:12-f Repealed by 2008, 335:7, II, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:12-g - Mental Health Training for First Responders.

21-P:12-g Mental Health Training for First Responders. –
I. No person shall assume their role as fire service personnel, fire service dispatcher or emergency medical services personnel unless such person has satisfactorily completed mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress from a program developed and delivered by the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services. Subsequent to initial training, all fire service, fire service dispatcher, or emergency medical services personnel shall successfully complete annual online training. No current personnel shall be required to attend in-person training at the academy.
II. Mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder shall be made available annually to all fire service or emergency medical services personnel after their retirement.
Source.
2022, 331:3, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:13 - Bureau of Hearings.

21-P:13 Bureau of Hearings. –
I. There is established within the department the bureau of hearings under the supervision of an administrator of hearings, who shall be directly responsible to the assistant commissioner, and who shall be a classified employee.
II. The bureau of hearings shall be responsible for holding all adjudicative hearings on behalf of the commissioner of safety or any division of the department. The bureau of hearings shall have authority to take disciplinary action in the name of such division against any holder of a license, permit, or registration issued by such division in accordance with law.
II-a. Unless otherwise provided by law, all appeals of a decision of the commissioner of safety or the bureau of hearings shall be pursuant to RSA 541.
III. The commissioner of safety or designee is authorized, whenever the commissioner deems it feasible, upon giving timely written notice to the parties, to provide to the parties to an administrative hearing the opportunity to hold the hearing and take testimony by video teleconference, provided that testimony is limited to the matters relating to hearings that are open to the public in accordance with RSA 541-A. Either party shall have an opportunity to file a timely written objection to the introduction of testimony by video teleconference, stating its reasons for the objection, and the commissioner or designee, upon determining that one or more of the parties would be substantially disadvantaged in presenting their case by video teleconference, may order live testimony. For purposes of this section, "video teleconference" includes the use of any technology that provides live, interactive aural and visual communication.
Source.
1987, 124:1. 2011, 220:1, eff. Aug. 27, 2011. 2013, 125:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:15 - Departmental Organization; Transfers of Personnel and Appropriations.

21-P:15 Departmental Organization;  Transfers of Personnel and Appropriations. –
I. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner, the governor and council are authorized to approve such changes in internal administrative departmental organization not inconsistent with RSA 21-P as the governor and council find from time to time may improve or make more economical the administration of the department; provided, however, that no such change shall eliminate any then existing position within the classified services.
II. With the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner is authorized to transfer classified personnel, appropriations or portions of appropriations relating to such personnel or appropriations as well as necessary equipment, within or between any division of the department, provided, however, that no such transfer shall eliminate the classified position transferred.
III. Any transfer involving the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services undertaken pursuant to this section shall require consultation with the fire standards and training commission, prior to the transfer being proposed to the governor and council.
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
1987, 124:1. 1989, 388:7. 1992, 165:4. 1993, 231:5, II. 1994, 389:10. 2000, 36:1. 2004, 171:28. 2005, 149:4, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:15-a - Hazardous Materials Incident Response Coordinator.

21-P:15-a Hazardous Materials Incident Response Coordinator. –
There is created within the department of safety, division of fire safety, the classified, full-time position of hazardous materials incident response coordinator. The position shall be at labor grade 23. The coordinator shall be appointed by the state fire marshal and shall oversee the preparedness of the state's regional hazardous materials response teams as provided in RSA 21-P:12, III.
Source.
2002, 220:2, eff. July 16, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:15-c - Employee Candidate Background Checks.

21-P:15-c Employee Candidate Background Checks. –
I. The commissioner may require a background investigation and a criminal history records check on any candidate for employment or promotion prior to a final offer of employment. The commissioner may request only a state records check or both a federal and state records check, to be conducted through the division of state police. The department may extend a conditional offer of employment to a candidate, with a final offer of employment subject to a successfully completed criminal history records check.
II. A candidate for employment in a position which the commissioner determines requires a background investigation and a criminal history records check shall submit to the department a criminal history records release form, as provided by the division of state police, which authorizes the release of the person's criminal records, if any. The candidate shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency as directed by the commissioner. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern and a second set of fingerprints is necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check, the conditional offer of employment shall remain in effect. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the department may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where a candidate has lived during the past 5 years.
III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the state records check, the department shall submit the criminal history records release form and applicant fingerprint card to the division of state police, which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the background investigation, the division of state police shall report any criminal conviction information to the commissioner. The department may submit fingerprint information electronically, in accordance with procedures established by the division of state police. The department shall maintain the confidentiality and security of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this paragraph.
IV. In this section, "candidate for employment" shall include candidates for contract positions, volunteers, or interns.
Source.
2013, 176:4, eff. Aug. 31, 2013. 2018, 318:2, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:16 - Definitions.

21-P:16 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Hazardous materials" means "hazardous materials" as defined in RSA 147-B:2, VIII.
II. "Waste" means "hazardous waste" as defined in RSA 147-B:2, VII.
Source.
1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:18 - Drivers of Retail Fuel Oil Delivery Trucks.

21-P:18 Drivers of Retail Fuel Oil Delivery Trucks. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of any rule adopted under the authority of RSA 21-P:17 pertaining to the qualification of drivers, it shall not be unlawful for a person 18 years of age on or before January 1, 2011 to drive in intrastate commerce any vehicle carrying home heating oil for the purpose of making retail deliveries of such home heating oil, if such person holds a valid driver's license for the class of vehicle being driven and if the driver and vehicle are in compliance with all other applicable laws and rules. All other persons shall have attained the age of 21 in order to drive such vehicles.
Source.
1987, 124:1. 2010, 99:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:19 - Enforcement.

21-P:19 Enforcement. –
The provisions of this subdivision and any rules adopted under it shall be enforced anywhere in the state by any state trooper, highway patrol and enforcement officer, authorized agent of the commissioner of safety, or by any law enforcement officer within his respective jurisdiction. The officers may detain and inspect any sealed or unsealed vehicle, container, or shipment which contains or which they have reason to believe contains hazardous materials or wastes while in transit or in maintenance facilities or terminals or on other public or private property to ascertain if hazardous materials or wastes are being loaded, unloaded, stored, or transported and to inspect the contents, take samples, and to otherwise insure compliance with the provisions of this subdivision and of all rules adopted under this subdivision. If a seal is opened for inspection, the inspecting officer shall reseal any vehicle, container, or shipment prior to further transportation.
Source.
1987, 124:1. 1988, 288:3. 2001, 139:1. 2002, 262:1, eff. July 17, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:21 - Civil Penalties.

21-P:21 Civil Penalties. –
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision, any rule adopted under this subdivision or any term or condition of a license or permit issued under this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a natural person or $25,000 for any other person. The sums obtained from the levying of civil penalties or fees under this subdivision shall be credited to the department of safety to be used for state, local or regional emergency response programs identified by the commissioner and deemed appropriate by the commissioner to receive such funding. These sums shall be distributed at least annually.
Source.
1987, 124:1; 348:1. 1990, 253:14, eff. April 1, 1990. 2018, 204:9, eff. July 1, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:22 - Criminal Penalties.

21-P:22 Criminal Penalties. –
I. Notwithstanding the civil penalties provided in RSA 21-P:21, any shipper, broker, or transporter of any hazardous materials or wastes who violates the provisions of this subdivision or rules adopted under this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA title LXII, may be fined not more than $500 if a natural person or more than $1,000 if any other person. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of an offense relating to the transportation of hazardous materials or wastes within the 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of 2 or more offenses relating to the transportation of hazardous materials or wastes within 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person or of a felony if any other person.
II. Notwithstanding the civil penalties provided in RSA 21-P:21, the shipper, broker, or transporter of any hazardous material or waste who transports or causes to be transported a hazardous material or waste on a forged manifest, transporter's license, or license decal shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person or of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:23 - Highway Fund Surplus.

21-P:23 Highway Fund Surplus. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in case the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary for the proper functioning of the department of safety, the governor and council, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, upon request from the commissioner, may authorize the transfer of funds from the highway surplus account to the department of safety for such purpose.
Source.
1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:24 - Effect on Other Laws.

21-P:24 Effect on Other Laws. –
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to modify, limit, or be inconsistent with the duties and authority conferred upon the department of environmental services under RSA 147-A, 147-B, 147-C, and 147-D.
Source.
1987, 124:1. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:24-a - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(8), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

21-P:24-a Repealed by 2010, 368:1(8), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:25 - Program Authorized; Definitions.

21-P:25 Program Authorized;  Definitions. –
I. The New Hampshire fire standards and training commission is hereby established and directed to establish minimum educational and training standards for employment as full-time fire service personnel, establish minimum selection standards for full-time fire service personnel, establish and publish educational and training standards for fire service personnel, and certify fire service personnel as meeting the educational and training standard. This commission shall also act in an advisory capacity to the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services with reference to the instruction methods of determining and dealing with the causes of fire, the prevention of fire, techniques of firefighting and rescue, research techniques in firefighting and fire protection, and the administration and management of fire departments. The commission shall meet at least 4 times annually.
II. As used in this subdivision:
(a) "Commission" means the fire standards and training commission; and
(b) "Director" means the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services.
(c) "Fire service personnel" means firefighters, fire officers, rescue personnel connected with fire departments, fire prevention officers, inspectors, investigators, fire instructors, public education specialists, fire alarm personnel, or any other personnel who are members of fire departments or fire-related state agencies, whether full or part-time.
Source.
1989, 388:3. 1997, 135:2, 3. 2004, 171:28. 2005, 149:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:26 - Commission.

21-P:26 Commission. –
I. There shall be a fire standards and training commission consisting of 16 members, including the commissioner of safety or designee, the commissioner of education or designee, the attorney general or designee, the chief of the forest protection, the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, and the state fire marshal, who shall each serve during his or her continuance in such office, and members of each of the following associations or groups chosen by the governor, with the approval of the council, from a list of 3 qualified members submitted by each association or group:
(a) Two representatives of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs, at least one of whom shall be a chief of a full-time fire department, and one a chief of a volunteer department.
(b) One representative of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire-International Association of Firefighters.
(c) One representative of the Fire Instructors and Officers Association of New Hampshire.
(d) One representative of the Federation of Fire Mutual Aid Associations.
(e) One representative of the New Hampshire State Firemen's Association.
(f) One representative of the insurance industry of New Hampshire, which members shall be recommended by the New Hampshire Association of Domestic Insurance Companies.
(g) One representative of the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(h) One representative of the New Hampshire State Permanent Firemen's Association.
(i) One representative of the Fire Prevention Society.
I-a. The director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services shall be a nonvoting member of the commission.
II. Each member shall serve a term of 3 years, provided that no such member shall serve beyond the time he ceases to hold the membership which qualified him for appointment to the commission.
III. Members shall serve without compensation except that they shall be reimbursed for their regular and necessary expenses in the performance of their duties as members of the commission.
IV. Members shall annually elect from among themselves a person to serve as commission chairman and another to serve as commission vice-chairman. The director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services shall serve as the commission's executive officer. The commission shall hold no fewer than 4 regular meetings a year at such times and places as the chairman shall fix, either on his own motion or upon written request of any 4 members.
Source.
1989, 388:3. 1994, 389:11-13. 1998, 321:4. 2002, 257:2. 2003, 319:104. 2004, 171:28. 2005, 149:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:27 - Rulemaking Authority.

21-P:27 Rulemaking Authority. –
I. The commission and the commissioner of safety shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
(a) The conduct of the meetings of the commission.
(b) The establishment of minimum selection, educational, and training standards for fire service personnel and evidentiary standards pertaining to such matters, other than fire officials employed by the forest fire control division of the department of resources and economic development.
(c) What constitutes a full-time career firefighter for purposes of RSA 21-P:29, I.
(d) Procedures for the conduct of investigations regarding the certification of firefighters.
(e) The issuance of certificates evidencing the satisfaction of educational and training requirements, including transfer credits and reciprocity, the revocation or suspension of a certificate, the procedures for incidents involving cheating or fraud in obtaining a certificate and the release of criminal or motor vehicle records by a student for purposes of determining qualifications to be appointed as a firefighter.
(f) [Repealed.]
(g) A procedure for the commission to waive any of the standards established under subparagraph (b) for fire service personnel whom the commission finds do not have emergency response and mitigation as their predominant responsibilities.
II. The commission shall:
(a) Establish and publish general minimum educational and training standards for fire service personnel and evidentiary standards pertaining to such matters, other than fire officials employed by the forest fire control division of the department of resources and economic development.
(b) Establish and publish general minimal curriculum requirements for preparatory, in-service, and advanced courses and programs for schools operated by or for the state or any political subdivisions thereof for the specific purpose of training fire service personnel.
Source.
1989, 388:3. 1994, 389:2. 1997, 135:4-6, 11, I. 2005, 149:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2005. 2012, 171:5, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:28 - Powers and Duties.

21-P:28 Powers and Duties. –
I. The commission, within budgetary limitations, shall:
(a) Certify fire service personnel as meeting minimum educational and training standards.
(b) Act upon request as the advisory committee to the state board of education concerning any fire educational programs.
(c) Require submission of reports and information from fire departments within the state that may be pertinent to the functioning of the commission.
(d) In coordination with the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, make such investigations as may be necessary to determine whether governmental units are complying with the provisions of this subdivision.
II. The commission may:
(a) Make or cause to be made studies of any aspect of fire service, education, operations, training, research or recruitment;
(b) Recommend to the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services that he enter into contracts or do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of the commission's authority pursuant to this subdivision;
(c) Undertake any project and engage in any activity which will serve to improve public fire safety or public safety; and
(d) [Repealed.]
Source.
1989, 388:3. 1994, 389:3, 14, 15, 18. 1997, 135:7, 11, II. 2004, 171:28, eff. July 24, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:29 - Educational and Training Requirements; Certification.

21-P:29 Educational and Training Requirements;  Certification. –
I. No person shall be appointed as a full-time career firefighter, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless such person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of fire training consisting of an accredited certification program meeting the objectives of a nationally accepted standard regarding firefighter professional qualifications. No person shall be excluded from such employment on the basis of any rule adopted under RSA 21-P:27, II, until such rule has been in effect for at least one year.
II. The commission shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the educational and training requirements established under RSA 21-P:27, II, to any person presenting the commission with satisfactory evidence of the completion of such requirements, whether in this jurisdiction or any other.
III. Prior to any final vote regarding minimum standards, selection procedures, or certification, the commission shall:
(a) Provide notice of the proposed action to members of the fire service.
(b) Allow a 60-day period for the receipt of written comments on the proposal.
(c) Hold public hearings, one in the daytime hours and another during the evening hours, in such a way as to maximize input from members of the fire service.
Source.
1989, 388:3. 1997, 135:8. 2010, 3:1, eff. May 24, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:31 - Repealed,by 1997, 135:11, III, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.

21-P:31 Repealed,by  1997, 135:11, III, eff. Aug. 8, 1997. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:32 - Facilities.

21-P:32 Facilities. –
In order to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the fire service training and research program, the commission is encouraged to use such personnel and equipment from other state agencies, federal agencies, district fire mutual aid associations, and public and private fire departments, as may be made available to them by the heads or appropriate authorities of such agencies, including but not limited to the use of radio and other communications facilities, including computer systems.
Source.
1989, 388:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:33 - Delegation.

21-P:33 Delegation. –
The commission may delegate to the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services any powers and duties enumerated in this subdivision.
Source.
1994, 389:4. 2004, 171:28, eff. July 24, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:34 - Purpose.

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 provided in this subdivision are conferred upon the governor and upon other executive heads of governing bodies of the state; the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state is authorized; and provision is made for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the state and between this and other states and to cooperate with the federal government with respect to the carrying out of emergency management functions. It is further declared to be the purpose of this subdivision and the policy of the state that all emergency management functions of this state be coordinated to the maximum extent with the comparable functions of the federal government including its various departments and agencies, of other states and localities, and of private agencies of every type, to the end that the most effective preparation and use may be made of the nation's manpower, resources, and facilities for dealing with any disaster or incident of terrorism that may occur.
Source.
2002, 257:7. 2003, 319:106. 2004, 171:2. 2008, 361:2, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:35 - Definitions.

21-P:35 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of safety.
II. [Repealed.]
III. "Council" means the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security.
IV. "Director" means the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management.
V. "Emergency management" means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, including but not limited to emergency response, training functions, or the utilization of first responders, in order to prepare for, prevent, minimize, and repair injury or damage resulting from the occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or human cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, wave actions, technological incidents, oil or chemical spill, or water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, terrorist act, or riot.
VI. "Local organization for emergency management" means an organization created in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision by state, county, or local authority to perform local emergency management functions, which may direct the utilization of first responders.
VII. "Political subdivision" means counties, cities, towns, and duly established village precincts.
VIII. "State of emergency" means that condition, situation, or set of circumstances deemed to be so extremely hazardous or dangerous to life or property that it is necessary and essential to invoke, require, or utilize extraordinary measures, actions, and procedures to lessen or mitigate possible harm.
IX. "First responders" means state, county, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety fire, law enforcement, public safety telecommunications or dispatcher, emergency response, emergency medical services providers including hospital emergency facilities, emergency management, public health, clinical care, public works, and other skilled support personnel, such as equipment operators, that provide immediate support services necessary to perform emergency management functions.
Source.
2002, 257:7. 2003, 319:131, II. 2004, 171:3. 2008, 361:3, eff. July 11, 2008. 2022, 166:1, eff. Aug. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:36 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

21-P:36 Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. –
I. There is hereby created a division of homeland security and emergency management within the department of safety under the supervision of the director of homeland security and emergency management nominated and appointed as provided in RSA 21-P:5-a.
II. The division shall consist of 2 bureaus, a bureau of homeland security and a bureau of emergency management. With the approval of the commissioner, the director may employ such necessary technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel, and may make such expenditures from state or federal funds as are or may be made available for purposes of homeland security and emergency management. The director and other personnel of the division shall be provided with appropriate office space, furniture, equipment, supplies, stationery and printing, and funds for traveling and related expenses, in the same manner provided for personnel of other state agencies. The division and its personnel shall have such additional duties, responsibilities, and authority authorized by applicable laws as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
III. The commissioner of safety shall nominate an assistant director of homeland security and emergency management, for appointment by the governor with consent of the council, to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The assistant director shall receive the salary provided in RSA 94:1-a for the position.
IV. During service as assistant director, the assistant director of the division of homeland security and emergency management shall be eligible to be a group II member if he or she was a group II member or receiving a group II retirement allowance prior to appointment.
Source.
2002, 257:7. 2003, 319:107. 2004, 171:4. 2008, 361:4, eff. July 11, 2008. 2013, 196:4, eff. July 9, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:36-a - Repealed by 2012, 226:4, III, eff. June 16, 2012.

21-P:36-a Repealed by 2012, 226:4, III, eff. June 16, 2012. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:37 - Emergency Management Powers Conferred.

21-P:37 Emergency Management Powers Conferred. –
The director shall have general direction and control of the division of homeland security and emergency management, and shall be responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this subdivision. In the event of disaster beyond local control, the governor may assume direct operational control over all or any part of the emergency management functions within the state. In performing the director's duties under this subdivision and to effect its policy and purposes, the director is authorized to cooperate with the federal government, with other states, and with private agencies in all matters pertaining to the emergency management of this state and of the nation, and is further authorized and empowered:
I. To prepare a comprehensive plan and program for the emergency management of this state, such plan and program to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other states to the greatest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for emergency management by the political subdivisions of this state and private agencies, such plans to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plan and program of this state to the greatest possible extent.
II. In accordance with such plan and program for the emergency management of this state, to procure supplies and equipment, to institute training programs and public information programs, and to take other necessary preparatory steps to insure the furnishing of adequately trained and equipped forces of emergency management personnel in time of need.
III. To make such studies and surveys of industries, transportation, communication, housing and medical facilities, and resources, including but not limited to food, petroleum, and housing, and other facilities in the state as may be necessary to ascertain the capabilities of the state for emergency management, and to plan for their most efficient emergency use.
IV. On behalf of the state and subject to the approval of the governor, to coordinate mutual aid plans between or among political subdivisions of the state.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. To prepare a comprehensive plan and program for the evacuation of search and rescue dogs and service animals, as defined in RSA 167-D.
Source.
2002, 257:7. 2003, 319:108, 131, III. 2004, 171:5. 2006, 230:1. 2008, 361:15. 2011, 170:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:37-a - State Policy for Service Animals.

21-P:37-a State Policy for Service Animals. –
In cases of emergency, it shall be the policy of the state that service animals shall not be separated from the persons they serve. Every effort shall be made to keep service animals and the persons they serve together, and all appropriate state emergency planning and state sponsored emergency training shall be based on such assumptions.
Source.
2006, 230:2, eff. July 31, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:37-b - Agreement Resulting From Disaster Declaration.

21-P:37-b Agreement Resulting From Disaster Declaration. –
If, as the result of a disaster declaration, the state of New Hampshire enters into an agreement with the federal government or another entity for assistance, either direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, such agreement shall be transmitted to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives within 30 days after approval by the governor and council. Any obligation of the general fund as the result of such an agreement shall be transmitted to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for prompt payment. Administrative costs of the state of New Hampshire incident to such obligation shall be included in the submission to the general court.
Source.
2008, 361:5, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:37-d - Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities.

21-P:37-d Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities. –
I. When the President of the United States declares an area a federal disaster area and a municipality has applied for federal emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), the municipality may apply to the division of homeland security and emergency management for state aid in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the non-federal share of projects eligible for costs relating to public assistance disaster grants and hazard mitigation grants. For approved applications, the division, with the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor, and the executive council, shall disburse aid to the municipality. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
II. This section shall apply to federal disasters declared on or after July 1, 2021.
III. The director of homeland security and emergency management shall administer aid under this section and may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A.
Source.
2022, 339:1, eff. July 25, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:38 - Emergency Management Powers and Duties Regarding Communications Systems.

21-P:38 Emergency Management Powers and Duties Regarding Communications Systems. –
The division of emergency services and communications shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient communications during natural and man-made disasters. The division shall consider the desirability of supplementing these communications resources or of integrating them into a comprehensive state or state and federal telecommunications or other communications system which may be established for purposes of emergency management. In studying the character and feasibility of any such system or its several parts, the division of emergency services and communications shall evaluate the possibility of the multi-purpose use of such a system for general state and local government purposes. The division shall make recommendations regarding such communications systems to the assistant commissioner as appropriate.
Source.
2002, 257:7. 2003, 319:109. 2004, 171:6. 2008, 361:14. 2011, 224:334, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-P - Department of Safety › Section 21-P:40 - Mutual Aid Arrangements.

21-P:40 Mutual Aid Arrangements. –
The local director of each local organization for emergency management may, with the approval of the commissioner and in collaboration with other public and private agencies within this state, develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance in case of disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted. Such arrangements shall be consistent with the state emergency management plan and program, and in time of emergency it shall be the duty of each local organization for emergency management to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid arrangements. Parties shall be entitled to the same immunities and exemptions as provided in RSA 21-P:41.
Source.
2002, 257:7, eff. July 1, 2002.