RSA 275:66 Leave Authorized in a State of Emergency.

I. When the governor or the general court declares a state of emergency under RSA 4:45, a member of a fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency who is called into service of the state or a political subdivision shall have the right to take leave without pay from his or her place of employment to respond to the emergency. No employer shall require an employee to use or exhaust his or her vacation or other accrued leave for the period of emergency service. The employee may choose to take vacation or other accrued leave for the period of emergency service.
II. A firefighter, rescue squad member, or emergency medical services member shall be called into service of the state or a political subdivision for purposes of this subdivision when his or her servic