A. Aid To Department: Every person above the age of twenty one (21) years who shall be present at a fire shall be subject to the orders of the officer in command at such fire and shall render all the assistance in his power and in such manner as he may be directed in the extinguishment of the fire and in removal of and protection of property, and any person refusing to obey such orders shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00); provided, that no person shall be bound to obey such officer unless such officer's official character shall be known or made known to such persons.
B. Unlawful Use Of Fire Equipment: Any person who shall use any fire engine, hose cart or any other apparatus belonging to the Village for any private purpose other than the extinguishment of fires, or whoever shall remove the same or any part thereof from its place of deposit or, having the control thereof, shall permit such engine, hose cart or other apparatus to be used for any private purpose other than aforesaid shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
C. Distance From Fire Apparatus And Fires; Driving Over Fire Hose: It shall be unlawful for any automobile, truck or other vehicle to pass from behind or to follow a fire truck within three hundred feet (300') when such fire truck is on its way to a fire, or to drive or park an automobile, truck or other vehicle within a block of any fire, or for any person to drive an automobile, truck or other vehicle over or across any line of hose in use and lying across any street in the Village, and any violator thereof shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
D. Damaging, Interference With Fire Equipment: Any person who shall wilfully or negligently break, deface or in any manner injure any fire engine, hose equipment or other fire apparatus belonging to the Village, or shall remove any screw, bolt, nut or part of such engine or other apparatus, or in any manner interfere with the working or use of the same when being used by the proper person or authority shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
(Ord. 77-12-7D, 12-7-1977)