(A) During any emergency caused by fire, explosion or other emergency necessitating the use of fire trucks or other fire-fighting equipment, at least one avenue of communication between the fire station and the scene of the fire or other disaster shall be kept entirely free of all vehicles, excepting those hereinafter enumerated.
(B) The route followed by the first fire truck proceeding to the scene of the fire or other disaster shall be established as one of the avenues of communication. The police officers on duty may designate one or more additional lanes of communication between the scene of fire or other disaster and the fire station or other point needed to be reached by fire equipment, telephone equipment, electric power equipment, police equipment or ambulances in dealing with emergency.
(C) Streets included in the state or national highway systems are excepted. While the fire equipment of the city is being used to fight, control or extinguish any fire or during any emergency or disaster above enumerated, no person shall impede the progress of any vehicle needed or engaged in dealing with the emergency on or along the avenue of communication, and no person shall cause to be driven into or along, or parked on, any street established or designated as a part of any avenue of communication any vehicle, excepting those vehicles operated by members of the Fire Department or departments engaged in fighting the fire or dealing with the emergency with the consent of the person in charge of the Fire Department; provided that, persons who reside on premises adjoining the street may drive therein if they do not park their vehicles in the streets or otherwise impede any vehicle engaged in dealing with the emergency.
(Prior Code, § 6-2)