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Law Number

RSA 154:1-d

Summary Title

Liability: Firefighter

Summary

A firefighter, acting in an official capacity under the direction of a fire chief, will have the same protections from being legally responsible and entitlements as public officials in that jurisdiction.

Full Title

Fire Department Liability; Public Duty Rule; Status of Firefighters

Full Text

II. Any firefighter, paid or volunteer, who is acting in an official capacity under the direction or supervision of the elected or appointed fire chief, or designee, of a municipal fire department organized in accordance with RSA 154:1, or who is participating in a fire department activity sanctioned by the local governing body or its designee, shall be an agent of the municipality, enjoying the same privileges and immunities as the municipality or employees of the municipality. Such privileges and immunities include, but are not limited to, indemnification for civil rights damages to the extent set forth in RSA 31:106, and indemnification for any other accidental damages to the extent set forth in RSA 31:105, if the municipality has adopted that section.

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