(A) All persons at fires or other emergencies or accidents shall conduct themselves in an orderly and lawful manner and assist in maintaining law and order.
(B) No person at or near any fire or emergency shall conduct himself or herself in a disorderly manner or neglect or refuse to promptly obey any order of the Fire Chief or his or her assistants relative to such fire, and no person shall resist, obstruct, hinder or abuse any officer of the Fire Department or any firefighter in the proper discharge of his or her duty.
(C) Every police officer present at a fire shall keep back all persons who are in the way or impeding the work of the Fire Department, and so far as possible, protect all property from loss or injury, and shall cooperate with and assist the Fire Department in every way possible while at the fire. The Fire Chief, an Assistant Fire Chief or any police officer shall have the power to designate persons to guard any goods.
(D) No person shall follow or block the way of any emergency vehicle engaged in an emergency run or knowingly interfere with officers at the location of any fire or emergency.
(Prior Code, § 10-614) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Interfering with firefighters, see 21 O.S. § 1217