Upon the approach of any police, fire department, civil defense, rescue vehicle, or any other type emergency vehicle which is giving audible signal, fire bell, siren, or exhaust whistle or when directed to do so by a police officer or firefighter, the driver of every other motor vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right hand edge or curb of the street, clear of any intersections of streets and shall stop and remain in such position unless otherwise directed by a police officer or firefighter, until the police, fire department, civil defense, or other emergency vehicle shall have passed or until directed to proceed by a police officer or firefighter. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle or other than one on official business to follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or to drive into a park such vehicle within 300 feet where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm.
(Prior Code, § 71.12) (Ord. 1079, passed 2-27-1978; Ord. 2065, passed 5- -2018) Penalty, see § 71.999