The fire chief, or in the fire chief's absence the engineer or fire officer in charge, shall have the direction of all apparatus and other equipment, and the government and direction of all persons and proceedings relating to any fire or other emergency, and the other firewards or engineers shall aid as assistants.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154:8
Duties at Scene of Fires or Other Emergencies
Source. 1844, 143:3, 4
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.