(A) All traffic within the city, including pedestrian, automobiles and vehicles or all types, after the fire alarm has been given, shall give preference to the City Fire Department and fire trucks on all streets and intersections until after the fire truck and any cars belonging to any members of the Volunteer Fire Department have passed. In order to give preference and right-of-way to the Fire Department, all vehicles and pedestrians shall not cross any intersection of any city streets until after the fire truck or trucks and cars belonging to Volunteer Fire Department members have passed or until it is obvious that the intersection is not to be used on the right-of-way of the Fire Department.
(`90 Code, § 9.28.010)
(B) All pedestrians, persons, automobiles and vehicles of all types shall remain at a distance of not less than 500 feet from both the fire truck and the location of the fire.
(`90 Code, § 9.28.020)
(C) No vehicles or automobiles of any kind shall run over any fire hose whenever the same is being used by the Fire Department in the performance of their duties.
(`90 Code, § 9.28.030)
(D) In order to enforce this section and in order to properly perform their duties in fighting fires and in order to protect persons and property during fires all members of the Volunteer Fire Department shall have, assume and are hereby given police powers to make arrests and to enforce the terms and provisions of this chapter. The volunteer firefighters, upon accepting their appointment as such by the Mayor, shall be sworn in as deputy police officers by the Mayor with full power during all fires, fire alarms and fire emergencies, riots and public gatherings where they might be called upon to protect city property, to make arrests and in general to have powers as are given by law to all city police officers, and further, to have full power to make arrests for the violation of the provisions of this section.
(`90 Code, § 9.28.040) (Ord. 509, passed - -)
Cross-reference:
Municipal violations bureau and civil penalties, see Ch. 34