18. Leave for First Responders. In compliance with RSA 274:66, faculty and staff who are members of a fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency may take leave without pay when they are called into service for the state or a political subdivision during a declared state of emergency. Faculty and staff may use accrued leave time to cover such absence from work. For those who are members of the National Disaster Medical System, see Military Leave (USY V.C.17).