CHAPTER 154 FIREWARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRE HAZARDS
Firewards, Fire Chiefs and Fire Departments; Organization, Powers and Duties
Section 154:8
154:8 Duties at Scene of Fires or Other Emergencies. –
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.