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The Board of Fire Control was established in 1947. The Board is governed by RSA 153:2, which stipulates its composition. The text of RSA 153:2 is included below:
153:2 Membership and Organization. – There shall be a state advisory board of fire control consisting of 11 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council. The members shall be persons with experience and background in (1) a manufacturing industry; (2) the storage of petroleum products and in standard safety precautions with reference thereto; (3) the position of forest fire warden and who is a chief of a volunteer or full-time fire department; (4) fire insurance underwriting, including knowledge of national standards of construction, causes of fire loss and regulations pertaining to fire safety; (5) the position of chief of a municipal fire department; (6) a registered architect; (7) a chemical engineer; (8) an electrical engineer; (9) the position of chief of a volunteer fire department; (10) natural gas distribution; and (11) propane gas distribution. Members shall be appointed for terms of 5 years. One member of the board shall be designated as chairman thereof by the governor.
The membership of the Board is as follows:
FLOYD W. HAYES, III, Bedford
December 1, 1993 to July 8, 2013
(Petroleum Industry) |
JAMES J. TODD, Portsmouth
February 3, 1999 to July 8, 2013
(Chemical Engineer) |
JOHN DeSILVA, Bow
August 31, 2005 to September 27, 2009
(Forest Fire Warden) |
RICHARD C. HESELTON, Fremont
December 22, 1993 to July 8, 2009
(Volunteer Chief of Fire Dept.) |
MARTIN U. MICHAELIS, Amherst
July 21, 1975 to July 8, 2010
(Architect) |
THOMAS S. LAMBERT, NORTH HAMPTON
September 13, 2006 to July 8, 2010
(Chief of Municipal Fire Dept.) |
Vacant
(Manufacturing Industry) |
WILLIAM L. MEAD, SR., FRANCOINIA
September 5, 2007 to July 8, 2012
(Insurance) |
RICHARD M. HEATH, Bow
February 26, 1992 to July 8, 2012
(Electrical Engineer) |
WILLIAM F. RUOFF, Antrim
September 2, 1992 to July 2, 2012
(Natural Gas Distribution) |
BRIAN B. BOUDREAU, Rochester
September 2, 1992 to September 2, 2012
(Propane Gas Distribution) |
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Meeting Agenda and Minutes
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