(A) Police officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Immediately upon their arrival at the scene of a fire, and subject to availability of personnel, they may station one police officer at each end of the block wherein the fire occurs. They may require motor vehicles or other vehicles parked within the block to be moved immediately. (‘88 Code, § 9.202)
(B) All motor equipment of the Fire Department, Police Department and the vehicles of firefighters shall have the right-of-way over all other vehicles when responding to an alarm. (‘88 Code, § 9.203)
(C) No person shall park or cause any obstruction to fire equipment at an entrance to the fire station nor park within 15 feet of any fire hydrant. It shall be unlawful to interfere with or obstruct the activities of any member of the Fire Department who is acting in the line of duty at or proceeding to a fire. (‘88 Code, § 9.204)
(D) (1) No driver of any vehicle, other than one on official business, shall follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park a vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to an alarm. (S.C. Code § 56-5-1960)
(2) Bystanders shall stay a safe distance away.
(‘88 Code, § 9.205)
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, who is not a member of the Fire Department, to ride upon any fire truck without permission from the Fire Chief. (‘88 Code, § 9.206)
(F) (1) Failure to obey any lawful order of any official of the Fire or Police Department at the scene of any emergency shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (‘88 Code, § 9.207)
(2) No person or persons shall interfere or otherwise deter Fire Department personnel by resistance, obstruction or assault in the performance of their assigned duties at the scene of any emergency. (S.C. Code § 16-3-630)
Penalty, see § 93.99
Statutory reference:
Parking restrictions, see S.C. Code § 56-6-2530