A. Driving Over Fire Hose: It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge or control of any motor vehicle, or for anyone driving or operating any other type of vehicle, to drive the same over any fire hose on any street in the city. (1995 Code § 25-4-1)
B. Right Of Way: It is hereby provided that all mobile firefighting apparatus, fire trucks and authorized emergency vehicles of the city shall have the right of way over all other vehicles of every kind in the city, and it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to drive or operate the same ahead of or in front of said fire truck at a distance less than one hundred feet (100') or to follow the same at a distance closer than one hundred feet (100'). (1995 Code § 25-4-2; amd. 2003 Code)
C. Parking Near Fire Hydrants: It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to stop or park the same within a distance of ten feet (10') from any fire hydrant within the city. (1995 Code § 25-4-3; amd. 2003 Code)
D. Right To Enter Upon Premises: The fire chief or his deputies shall have the right to enter upon any business or commercial premises open to the public at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the same. (1995 Code § 25-4-4)
E. Dangerous, Unsafe Conditions; Notice: Whenever, in the judgment of the fire chief, any building or structure or any portion thereof, or any appurtenances or fixtures thereto, or any chimney, smokestack, stove, oven, furnace or wiring or thing connected with such building or premises, is deemed defective or unsafe, and such defect or unsafe condition is such as to create a danger from fire; or whenever the owner or occupant of any building or structure or part thereof keeps or stores any explosive, combustible, inflammable material, waste or rubbish of any description in such a manner that the same creates a danger from fire, the fire chief or his deputies shall give the owner, or person having control of such building or structure, notice of required changes, alterations or repairs necessary to render the same safe to life and property from fire, and any person refusing or neglecting to comply with such notice within five (5) days shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1995 Code § 25-4-5; amd. 2003 Code)
F. Unoccupied, Unsecured Buildings; Notice: Whenever any unoccupied building is not properly secured or enclosed, the fire chief, or his deputies, shall immediately visit the premises and notify the owner, or person having control of the same, to secure or enclose the same, and the person so notified shall comply within forty eight (48) hours or be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1995 Code § 25-4-6; amd. 2003 Code)
G. Removal Of Obstructions At Fire: The chief, or his deputies, may order the removal or destruction of any fence, building or structure, when it may be deemed necessary for the purpose of checking the progress of a fire. All persons present at any fire shall be subject to the orders of the officer in charge of the removal and protection of property and in extinguishing the fire. (1995 Code § 25-4-7)
H. Limits At Fire Site: The chief may prescribe the limits in the vicinity of the fire within which no person, except members of the department, and police, or those admitted by order of the chief, shall be permitted to come. (1995 Code § 25-4-8)
I. Disobedience Of Bystanders: The chief, foreman or any officer in charge of the department, may require the aid or assistance of every citizen, inhabitant or bystander, and upon the refusal or neglect of any such person to immediately comply with such requirement, the offender shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty five dollars ($25.00). All officers authorized to command the aid or assistance of any citizen, inhabitant or bystander are hereby authorized likewise to arrest such citizen, inhabitant or bystander for refusal to obey any reasonable directions for the extinguishing of fire or the protection of property. (1995 Code § 25-4-9; amd. 2003 Code)
J. Interference Unlawful: Any person who shall wilfully hinder any officer or foreman in the discharge of his duty at a fire, or in any manner injure, deface or destroy any engine, hose or other fire apparatus belonging to the city, or who shall interfere with any fire company or person, or who shall wilfully break or injure any water pipe, or in any way interfere with the water or its source of supply, shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1995 Code § 25-4-10; amd. 2003 Code)
K. False Alarms: Any person who shall, without cause, give an alarm of fire by outcry or ringing of bells or otherwise, shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1995 Code § 25-4-11; amd. 2003 Code)