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(A) The Fire Chief or his or her designee may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life or property, are empowered to direct such operations as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or situations or of taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their duty.
(B) The Fire Chief or his or her designee prohibits any person, vehicle, or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed from the scene any person, vehicle, or object which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief or his or her designee may remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle, or object from hazardous areas. All persons ordered to leave hazardous areas shall do so immediately and shall not reenter the area until authorized to do so by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
(1993 Code, § 30-51) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of or block the path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
(1993 Code, § 30-52)
A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled over any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, alleyway, private drive, or any other vehicular roadway without the consent of the Fire Chief or his or her designee in command of the operation.
(1993 Code, § 30-54) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
Authorized emergency vehicles shall be restricted to those which are defined and authorized under the laws of the state.
(1993 Code, § 30-55)
Cross reference:
Definitions and rules of construction generally, see § 1-2
(A) The driver of any emergency vehicle, as defined in § 30-55, shall not sound the siren on such vehicle or have the front red lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when such vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire. Tactical strategies such as but not restricted to move-ups do not constitute an emergency call. The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
(1) Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of existing traffic regulations;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or other sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(3) Exceed the prima facie speed limit, so long as the action does not endanger life or property;
(4) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(B) The exemptions granted in this section to an emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle, while in motion, sounds audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle, as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least 1 lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
(1993 Code, § 30-56)
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