New Hampshire § 109-1 - Section 109:1 Definitions.
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§ 109-1. Section 109:1 Definitions.
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise: I. "Fire emergency" shall mean actual or threatened bombing, shelling or other form of military action which in the judgment of the governor may result in a disastrous fire, and which has been proclaimed by the governor to be a fire emergency. II. "Emergency fire assistance" shall mean assistance during a fire emergency, as defined in paragraph I. III. "Chief executive municipal officer" shall mean the mayor of a city, the board of selectmen of a town, or the board of commissioners of a village district. IV. "State director of civil defense" shall mean the state director of the state civil defense agency, provided such an agency is created by the general court. If no such agency is created by the general court, then the state adjutant general shall perform such duties as would be required of the state director of civil defense under the provisions of this chapter. V. "Fire department personnel" shall mean regular full-time and call members of a municipal fire department but not including the members of a fire department auxiliary. VI. "Local fire departments" shall include the fire department of cities and towns, precincts and fire districts. VII. "Municipality" shall mean any city, town, precinct, village or fire district.
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